misoneism

[mis-oh-nee-iz-uhm, mahy-soh-]

noun

1. hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change.

misoneism

/ ˌmaɪ-, ˌmɪsəʊˈniːˌɪzəm /

noun

1. hatred of anything new

Other Word Forms

• misoneist noun
• misoneistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of misoneism¹

From the Italian word misoneismo, dating back to 1885–90. See miso-, neo-, -ism

Word History and Origins

Origin of misoneism¹

C19: from Italian misoneismo; see _miso- , _neo- , _-ism

Example Sentences

Philoneism may be nobler and more humane, but, unfortunately, it is only misoneism that is true.

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As in nature, misoneism dominates every human community.

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The misoneism of crowds seems to me one of the strongest arguments in favor of the individual character of invention.

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Every progress in nature is the result of a struggle between the tendency to immobility, manifested by misoneism, or the hatred of novelty, and a foreign force which seeks to conquer this tendency.

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