单词 | neophobic |
释义 | neophobicadj. Of or relating to neophobia; characterized by fear of the new. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > fearing or disliking what is new neophobic1923 1923 Sci. Monthly Apr. 447/2 The neophobic patient shows marked aversion and resentment at the sight of anything new. 1925 Glasgow Herald 20 June 4 The greeting extended to the steamship was quite as neophobic. 1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Apes vii. 217 The neophobic urges keep the animal out of danger, while the neophilic urges prevent him from becoming too set in his ways. 1971 W. Hanley Blue Dreams iii. 22 Her unfailingly neophobic response to those attempts. 1991 New Scientist 30 Mar. 41/1 The commonplace occurrences of the accidental poisoning of children (who are less neophobic than the rest of us). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1923 |
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