computeritis

9.0

Physical pain and tiredness from using a computer too much, like sore eyes and wrists

noun
/kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪtɪs/

Slang

: computeritis

She started to develop computeritis after spending hours working at her desk every day.

Examples

The company hosted a workshop on how to prevent computeritis among employees.
I have computeritis after working all day.
Many people are experiencing computeritis due to their increased screen time while working from home.
Many people suffer from computeritis nowadays.
Many people are experiencing computeritis due to their increased screen time while working from home.
The company hosted a workshop on how to prevent computeritis among employees.
She started to develop computeritis after spending hours working at her desk every day.

Synonyms

eye strain

vscomputeritis

1 3.2

Eyes that feel tired or sore after looking at screens for too long

includes various physical problems from too much screen use beyond eye discomfort

epicondylitis

vscomputeritis

Specialized

1 9.9

Pain and swelling near the bony part of the elbow from repeated arm use

is a broad set of screen related physical problems rather than one specific medical issue

How Severe

occupational disease

Specialized

1 3.9

computeritis

Slang

9.0

strain

22 4.2

eye strain

1 3.2

Surface Forms

computeritis singular

computeritises plural

Morphology

computeritis = computer (semi-transparent) = computer + itis

Formed from 'computer' + the medical suffix '-itis' (implying inflammation/illness), but it's a humorous/figurative coinage and learners may not know the suffix's precise meaning.

Etymology

The word computeritis is a modern, joking word made from computer and the medical ending -itis, which means 'inflammation' or 'sickness' in words like tonsillitis and arthritis. So computeritis is an easy way to say physical pain or health problems from too much computer use.