misoneism

mis·o·ne·ism

M0339700 (mĭs′ə-nē′ĭz′əm)n. Hatred or fear of change or innovation.

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[Italian misoneismo : Greek mīso-, miso- + Greek neos, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]

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mis′o·ne′ist n.

misoneism

(ˌmɪsəʊˈniːˌɪzəm; ˌmaɪ-) nhatred of anything new[C19: from Italian misoneismo; see miso-, neo-, -ism] ˌmisoˈneist n ˌmisoneˈistic adj

mis•o•ne•ism

(ˌmɪs oʊˈni ɪz əm, ˌmaɪ soʊ-)

n. hatred, distrust, or fear of what is new or represents change. [1885–90; < Italian misoneismo. See miso-, neo-, -ism] mis`o•ne′ist, n. mis`o•ne•is′tic, adj.

misoneism

- People with a hatred of change or new things experience misoneism.See also related terms for hatred.

misoneism

a hatred of novelty. Also called neophobia.See also: Novelty

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an abnormal dislike of novelty or innovation. Also called neophobia, cainotophobia, cainophobia.See also: Change

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misoneism - hatred of change or innovation hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands actionmisocainea - hatred of new ideas

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