English

Noun

neophobe ‎(plural neophobes)

1. One who dislikes new or novel things.
   • 1995, Intermedia (volume 23, page 4)

     While mankind is generally ambivalent about a new technology until it directly affects pockets or perceptions, the pundits are out in force with this one, and already we are seeing tensions between neophiles and neophobes.

Antonyms

• neophile

Related terms

• neophobia
• neophobic