misoneist

misoneist
One who hates or dislikes what is new or innovative.

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  • misoneist — MISONEÍST, Ă adj., s. m. f. (adept) al misoneismului. (< fr. misonéiste) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • misoneist — See misoneism. * * * …   Universalium

  • misoneist — n. one who dislikes change …   English contemporary dictionary

  • misoneist — miso·ne·ist …   English syllables

  • misoneist — A hater of things which are new …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • misoneist — …   Useful english dictionary

  • misoneism — misoneist, n. misoneistic, adj. /mis oh nee iz euhm, muy soh /, n. hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change. [1885 90; < It misoneismo. See MISO , NEO , ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • misoneistic — adjective see misoneist * * * misonēistˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑miso …   Useful english dictionary

  • misoneism — noun The hatred or distrust of new things or ideas. , 1990: What really got his attention was the Lombrosian concept of “misoneism”. Radicals, militants, revolutionaries, however they styled themselves, all sinned against this deep organic human… …   Wiktionary

  • misoneism — (n.) hatred of novelty, 1886, from MISO (Cf. miso ) + Gk. neos new (see NEW (Cf. new)) + ISM (Cf. ism). Related: Misoneist …   Etymology dictionary

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