"Misoneism" is a hatred or fear of change or innovation. It comes from the Greek "miso-" (hate) and "neos" (new).
El "misoneísmo" es un odio o miedo al cambio o a la innovación. Proviene del griego "miso-" (odio) y "neos" (nuevo).
| Front | misoneism \mis-uh-NEE-izm\ |
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| Back | noun A hatred or fear of change or innovation. [From Italian misoneismo, from Greek miso- (hate) + neos (new). Ultimately from the Indo-European root newo- (new) that also gave us new, neo-, neon, novice, novel, novelty, innovate, and renovate.] "The prevailing attitude was therefore one of extreme conservatism: may I indeed say of misoneism?" |
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