"neophobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/ [UK] Forms: neophobias [plural]
Etymology: From neo- + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|neo|phobia}} neo- + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} neophobia (countable and uncountable, plural neophobias)
  1. The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: cainophobia, cainotophobia, misoneism, traditionalism Related terms: neophobe, neophobiac, neophobic, conservatism Translations (fear of new things): neofobie [feminine] (Dutch), neophobie [feminine] (French), Neophobie [feminine] (German), neofobia [feminine] (Italian), 新奇恐怖症 (shinki kyōfushō) (alt: しんききょうふしょう) (Japanese), neofobia (Portuguese), neofobia [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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