misoneism
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misoneism
- /ˌmɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/
- /ˌmaɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/
Where it comes from
From Italian misoneismo (after Cesare Lombroso). Equivalent to miso- + neo- + -ism.
noun misoneisms
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The distrust or hatred of new ideas or things.
In politics this type of philistine has more than once denounced the "golden rule" as an "iridescent dream" of a lunatic. Such philistinism pleases the misoneism of the mediocre, whence the enthusiasm over platitudes and the reign of the philistine in newspaper art, literature and science.
Similar: neophobia, neophobism · Opposite: neophilia, neophilism, philoneism
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noun distrust or hatred of new ideas or things
| Français | misonéisme |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Misoneismus |
| Italiano | misoneismo |
| Română | misoneism |
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