Neophobic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neophobic is a noun meaning (psychology) A person or animal that fears or dislikes new or novel experiences or food.
Meaning
(psychology) A person or animal that fears or dislikes new or novel experiences or food.
More Meanings
- Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new
Example Sentences
Similarly, it would be appropriate if acutely poisoned rats became neophobic in general (as distinct from avoid-ing a particular food, that is, poison-shy); they should then become correspondingly paleophilic.
Word Forms
- neophobics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neophobe, neophobia, neophile, neophiliac, technophobe, cainotophobia.
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