misoneism

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The writer of it cannot be accused of misoneism, that hardening of the faculties of curiousness and prophecy--that semi-paralysis of the organs of hearing which afflicts critics of music so early in life and evokes rancor and dislike to novelties.

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  • The writer of it cannot be accused of misoneism, that hardening of the faculties of curiousness and prophecy—that semi-paralysis of the organs of hearing which afflicts critics of music so early in life and evokes rancor and dislike to novelties. —  Chopin: The Man and His Music
  • The writer of it cannot be accused of misoneism, that hardening of the faculties of curiousness and prophecy--that semi-paralysis of the organs of hearing which afflicts critics of music so early in life and evokes rancor and dislike to novelties. —  Chopin : the Man and His Music
  • The misoneism of crowds seems to me one of the strongest arguments in favor of the individual character of invention. —  Essai sur l'imagination créatrice. English
  • More reliable sources, however, tend to agree that if you'll allow me a minor dysphemism, the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist if we don't supply the missing ingredient that could stop the nationwide slide into misoneism. —  Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52
  • The writer of it cannot be accused of misoneism, that hardening of the faculties of curiousness and prophecy -- that semi-paralysis of the organs of hearing which afflicts critics of music so early in life and evokes rancor and dislike to novelties. —  Chopin : the Man and His Music
 

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  1. Italian misoneismo : Greek mīso-, miso- + Greek neos, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek μισεῑν, hate, + νεὀς, new,' + -ism.
 

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/mɪsəˈniɪzm/
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