paleophobia

English

Etymology

paleo- + -phobia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.fəʊbɪə/

Noun

paleophobia (usually uncountable, plural paleophobias)

  1. The fear or hatred of old things, tradition, or familiar places or situations.
    Antonyms: neophobia, paleophilia, traditionalism, cainophobia, cainotophobia, misoneism
  • paleophobic
  • paleophobe, paleophobiac

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