misocainea

9.9

A strong dislike of new ideas or change

noun
/ˌmɪsəˈkeɪnə/

: misocainea

Overcoming misocainea is essential for fostering innovation and progress.

Examples

The company's downfall was hastened by a culture of misocainea among its leadership.
Academic institutions sometimes struggle with misocainea whenever radical theories are proposed.
His misocainea towards technology is evident.
Many people exhibit misocainea when faced with new ideas.
Academic institutions sometimes struggle with misocainea whenever radical theories are proposed.
Overcoming misocainea is essential for fostering innovation and progress.
The company's downfall was hastened by a culture of misocainea among its leadership.

Synonyms

misoneism

vsmisocainea

Specialized

9.9

A strong dislike of new things or change

emphasizes hatred or strong aversion rather than mere fear

hidebound view

vsmisocainea

Formal

9.6

A very old-fashioned strict opinion that refuses new ideas

is a personal hatred or strong aversion rather than a fixed opinion

neophobia

vsmisocainea

Specialized

9.9

A strong fear of new or unknown things

covers general hatred or strong dislike rather than only irrational fear

Antonyms

openness

35 3.9

Being willing to try or accept new ideas and experiences

How Open

openness

35 3.9

skepticism

124 5.1

misocainea

9.9

Surface Forms

misocainea singular

misocaineas plural

Morphology

misocainea = miso + cainea

While the prefix 'miso-' (hate) is recognizable, the element 'cainea' is not an English word or productive combining form familiar to learners, so the overall meaning is not reliably derivable.

Etymology

Misocainea comes from Greek parts miso- meaning 'hate' and kainos meaning 'new', so it literally means 'hate of the new'. Think of miso- like in misogyny for 'hate' and kainos like the 'neo-' in neon for 'new', which is why misocainea means a strong dislike of new ideas or change.