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neophobia

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neophobia [ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə]
n
a tendency to dislike anything new; fear of novelty
neophobe  n
neophobic  adj
neophobia
misoneism.
See also: Change, Novelty
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Noun1.neophobia - a morbid fear of novelty
simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli
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