misoneism
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mis·o·ne·ism
(mĭs′ə-nē′ĭz′əm)n.
Hatred or fear of change or innovation.
mis′o·ne′ist n.
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misoneism
(ˌmɪsəʊˈniːˌɪzəm; ˌmaɪ-)n
hatred of anything new
[C19: from Italian misoneismo; see miso-, neo-, -ism]
ˌmisoˈneist n
ˌmisoneˈistic adj
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mis•o•ne•ism
(ˌmɪs oʊˈni ɪz əm, ˌmaɪ soʊ-)n.
hatred, distrust, or fear of what is new or represents change.
mis`o•ne′ist, n.
mis`o•ne•is′tic, adj.
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misoneism
- People with a hatred of change or new things experience misoneism.See also related terms for hatred.
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misoneism
a hatred of novelty. Also called neophobia.
See also: Noveltyan abnormal dislike of novelty or innovation. Also called neophobia, cainotophobia, cainophobia.
See also: Change-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  misoneism - hatred of change or innovation hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action misocainea - hatred of new ideas |
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misonéisme