obgeotude
The state or quality of being excessively preoccupied with physical location or geographical boundaries. It often refers to a mindset or policy that stubbornly prioritizes local physical presence over digital or global connectivity.
Exemplos
3 de 5Her obgeotude made it difficult for her to accept that her childhood friends had found success in different time zones.
Her obgeotude made it difficult for her to accept that her childhood friends had found success in different time zones.
The corporation’s inherent obgeotude prevented them from adopting a remote-first work model during the crisis.
The corporation’s inherent obgeotude prevented them from adopting a remote-first work model during the crisis.
You need to drop the obgeotude and realize that meeting people online is just as valid as meeting them at the pub.
You need to drop the obgeotude and realize that meeting people online is just as valid as meeting them at the pub.
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Break it down: Ob- (obsession) + Geo- (Earth/Location) + -tude (Attitude). It is an obsessive attitude about staying on your part of the earth.
Quiz rápido
The company's failure to expand into the metaverse was attributed to their management's ______, as they insisted on opening physical storefronts only.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: obgeotude
Exemplos
Her obgeotude made it difficult for her to accept that her childhood friends had found success in different time zones.
everydayHer obgeotude made it difficult for her to accept that her childhood friends had found success in different time zones.
The corporation’s inherent obgeotude prevented them from adopting a remote-first work model during the crisis.
formalThe corporation’s inherent obgeotude prevented them from adopting a remote-first work model during the crisis.
You need to drop the obgeotude and realize that meeting people online is just as valid as meeting them at the pub.
informalYou need to drop the obgeotude and realize that meeting people online is just as valid as meeting them at the pub.
The sociologists argued that obgeotude remains a significant barrier to the total integration of the digital economy.
academicThe sociologists argued that obgeotude remains a significant barrier to the total integration of the digital economy.
Our primary business risk is our obgeotude; we are too reliant on the local supply chain to survive a regional downturn.
businessOur primary business risk is our obgeotude; we are too reliant on the local supply chain to survive a regional downturn.
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
shackles of obgeotude
shackles of obgeotude
lost in obgeotude
lost in obgeotude
the height of obgeotude
the height of obgeotude
Frequentemente confundido com
Altitude refers to vertical height above sea level, whereas obgeotude refers to a horizontal/geographical fixation.
Latitude is a coordinate system or figurative freedom; obgeotude is a restrictive state of being location-bound.
Notas de uso
Use this word primarily in academic or high-level business discussions regarding globalization and the digital divide. It implies a negative or limiting quality of being too attached to a physical place.
Erros comuns
Learners might mistake this for a technical term in geology; however, it is a sociological term regarding human attitude toward space. Avoid using it to describe physical land features.
Dica de memorização
Break it down: Ob- (obsession) + Geo- (Earth/Location) + -tude (Attitude). It is an obsessive attitude about staying on your part of the earth.
Origem da palavra
A mock-Latinate neologism combining 'ob' (against or toward), 'geo' (the earth), and the abstract suffix '-tude' (denoting state or quality).
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
Often discussed in the context of the 'digital nomad' lifestyle versus traditional, location-dependent careers.
Quiz rápido
The company's failure to expand into the metaverse was attributed to their management's ______, as they insisted on opening physical storefronts only.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: obgeotude
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