neophobia
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neophobia
- /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/ UK
Where it comes from
From neo- + -phobia.
noun neophobias
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The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
[T]he murdering of Mormons and the massacring of Armenians, express much rather that aboriginal human neophobia, […] than they express the positive piety of the various perpetrators.
Similar: cainophobia, cainotophobia, misoneism, traditionalism · Opposite: neophilia
Translations
Talk about this word "neophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/neophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. neophobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/neophobia "neophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/neophobia.Cite this
@misc{neophobia_2026,
title = {neophobia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neophobia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
