noun
Luddite movement
Historical term referring to the early 19th-century English workers' movement that destroyed machinery in protest against industrialization.
ラッダイト運動は産業革命期のイギリスで起こった。
The Luddite movement arose in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
From English 'Luddite' + 運動 (movement). The term 'Luddite' is said to derive from Ned Ludd, a possibly mythical figure associated with machine-breaking.