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mis·o·ne·ism  audio  (ms-nzm) KEY 

NOUN:
Hatred or fear of change or innovation.

ETYMOLOGY:
Italian misoneismo : Greek mso-, miso- + Greek neos, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
miso·neist(Noun)


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