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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԱ𾱲, noun
  • ˌDzԱˈپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • o·Աi noun
  • o·Ա·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of misoneism1

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

Origin of misoneism1

C19: from Italian misoneismo; see miso- , neo- , -ism
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Example Sentences

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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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