neophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.

/niːəˈfəʊbɪə/

neophobia neophobias

From neo- + -phobia.

cainophobia cainotophobia misoneism traditionalism

neophilia

neophobe neophobiac neophobic conservatism

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