单词 | misoneistic |
释义 | misoneisticadj. rare. Characterized by misoneism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [adjective] retrograde?1518 hidebound1603 tradition-bound1660 tradition-loving1660 tradition-ridden1660 mumpsimus1680 stickfast1803 arriéré1814 stick-in-the-mud1832 reactive1836 reactionary1847 reactionist1848 misoneistic1891 red-necked1896 Blimpian1935 blimpish1938 redneck1938 1891 H. Zimmern in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 206/2 ‘What else is it but this that we call misoneistic’, continues Lombroso, ‘that prevents the speedy acceptance of scientific improvements’? 1893 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 3 164 Society is, on the whole, misoneistic; therefore we can mend its ways but slowly. 1990 Orlando Sentinel Tribune (Nexis) 28 Jan. g8 The misoneistic impulse is also personal and psychological, Pynchon suggests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1891 |
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