Misoneism

Word of the Day for Monday 16th December 2013

Misoneism \ mis-NEE-oh-iz-uhm, mahy-soh-\, noun :

hatred or dislike of What's New or Represents change.

But is it Necessary to note that hereditary anomaly, if it provokes an anomaly in the moral sense, Also suppresses misoneism , the horror of novelty Which is almost the general rule of humanity. 
- Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent 1907

He saw ... he was the only one to stand ready for the new thing, Because The others were all exhibiting Symptoms of misoneism . 
- Brian Aldiss, Brian Aldiss , 1967

Misoneism comes from the Greek miso- + neos meaning "hatred" and "new."

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