cainophobia

Definition

The fear of newness and/or of things that are new.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek roots καινός (kainós, “new”) or καινότης (kainótēs, “newness”) + -phobia.

Example Sentences

• "It is not by means of a social xenophobia and cainophobia that we shall succeed in junking our sawdust goals but only by a sincere and passionate openness to new experience."
• "Sounds like a raging case of cainophobia with a large side helping of gnosiophobia."
• "The question to ask is whether this free text fixation is the result of report optimization, inertia, or cainophobia."