"misoneism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/, /ˌmaɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/ Forms: misoneisms [plural]
Etymology: From Italian misoneismo (after Cesare Lombroso). Equivalent to miso- + neo- + -ism. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|misoneismo}} Italian misoneismo, {{af|en|miso-|neo-|-ism}} miso- + neo- + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} misoneism (usually uncountable, plural misoneisms)
  1. The distrust or hatred of new ideas or things. Wikipedia link: Cesare Lombroso Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: neophobia, neophobism Derived forms: misoneist Translations (distrust or hatred of new ideas or things): misonéisme [masculine] (French), მიზონეიზმი (mizoneizmi) (Georgian), Misoneismus [masculine] (German), misoneismo [masculine] (Italian), misoneism [neuter] (Romanian)

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