Etymology

misoneism

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Today it means: The distrust or hatred of new ideas or things. Full definition →

Italian misoneismo
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  1. Italian · borrowed frommisoneismo
  2. English todaymisoneism

From Italian misoneismo (after Cesare Lombroso). Equivalent to miso- + neo- + -ism.

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