Misoneism
/ˌmɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The distrust or hatred of new ideas or things. uncountable, usually
"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."
- 2 hatred of change or innovation wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Italian misoneismo (after Cesare Lombroso). Equivalent to miso- + neo- + -ism.