misoneism (mis-uh-NEE-izm) noun: A hatred or fear of change or innovation.
Did you know? 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.
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