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Meaning of "neophobic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEOPHOBIC

neophobic  [ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEOPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEOPHOBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neophobia

Neophobia is the fear of anything new. It is also called cainotophobia or cainophobia. In psychology, neophobia is defined as the persistent and abnormal fear of anything new. In its milder form, it can manifest as the unwillingness to try new things or break from routine. Mild manifestations are often present in young children and elderly people. But neophobia could also be fear of losing what you have. e.g.: You are content with your life and you fear that if you change anything you might never be happy again. This is sometimes caused by earlier experiences of being emotionally hurt. In biomedical research, neophobia is often associated with the study of taste. Food neophobia is an important concern in pediatric psychology. Norway rats and house mice are thought to have evolved increased levels of neophobia as they became commensal with humans because humans were routinely devising new methods to eradicate them. Neophobia is also a common finding in aging animals, although apathy could also explain, or contribute to explain, the lack of exploratory drive systematically observed in aging.

Definition of neophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of neophobic in the dictionary is with a tendency to dislike anything new, or to fear novelty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEOPHOBIC


acrophobic
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk
aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
photophobic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEOPHOBIC

neoned
neonomian
neonomianism
neopagan
neopaganism
neophile
neophilia
neophiliac
neophobe
neophobia
neophyte
neophytic
neopilina
neoplasia
neoplasm
neoplastic
neoplasticism
neoplasticist
neoplasty
neoprene

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEOPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
heliophobic
hierophobic
Negrophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of neophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «neophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEOPHOBIC

Find out the translation of neophobic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neophobic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neophobic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恐新
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neofóbicos
570 millions of speakers

English

neophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

neophobic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهوب الجديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

neophobic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neofóbicas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

neophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

néophobique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

neophobic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

neophobic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

neophobic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

neophobic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புதுமை கண்டு பெரும் வெறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निओफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

neophobia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

neophobic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

neophobic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

neophobic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neophobic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

neophobic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neophobic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

neophobic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neophobic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEOPHOBIC»

The term «neophobic» is used very little and occupies the 183.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEOPHOBIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neophobic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEOPHOBIC»

Discover the use of neophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Issues in Behavioral Psychology: 2013 Edition
neophobic. behavi0ur. in. canaries. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Psychology & Psychiatry Journal — Investigators publish new report on Behavior Research. According to news reporting originating from Antwerp, Belgium, ...
‎2013
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Chemosensory Learning and Memory
Secondly, aging could alter the unlearned neophobic response to non-familiar tastes. Taste neophobia is evidenced in decreased consumption of novel taste solutions compared with later exposures as long as the taste becomes familiar.
Milagros Gallo
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Cellular Automata:
Dendrograms of 20 neophilic (black bar) and 20 neophobic individuals in a patchy environment clustered on diets (over 3rd season), preferences (at end of 3rd season) and spatial positions (over 3rd season). We use average linkage and ...
Peter M.A. Sloot, Bastien Chopard, Alfons G. Hoekstra, 2004
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Handbook of Behavior, Food and Nutrition
However, novel foods are rarely dangerous in our current society, reducing our need for neophobic tendencies. Furthermore, by definition, food neophobia has a constraining effect on dietary variety (Falciglia et al. 2000). This could limit the ...
Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, Colin R. Martin, 2011
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Winning the Food Fight: How to Introduce Variety Into Your ...
The comparative approach to neophobia must thus allow us to answer two questions: Are we all neophobic? Why are certain individuals more neophobic than others? Are We All Neophobic? If we confine ourselves to the concepts of ...
Natalie Rigal, 2006
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The Biology of Traditions: Models and Evidence
Decades ago, neophobic reaction towards new foods was thoroughly investigated and discovered to be present in a variety of animal species (e.g., rats , Barnett, 1958). Primates are also neophobic, though some species are more neophobic ...
Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Susan Perry, 2008
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Sex and Species Differences in Cognition and Emotion: An ...
Anecdotal reports from professional corvid keepers suggest that this individual may be more neophobic than other American crows. His neophobia may have led to poorer performance on this task than might otherwise have been seen, ...
Melissa May Adams-Hunt, 2008
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Motivation: A Biobehavioural Approach
Neophobic reactions are believed to be responsible for the difficulties in trapping rats or getting them to eat poison bait (Chitty, 1954). Researchers have postulated dual neophilic-neophobic processes to explain whether particular animals ...
Roderick Wong, 2000
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Appetite and Food Intake: Behavioral and Physiological ...
Behavioral and Physiological Considerations Ruth B.S. Harris, Richard D. Mattes . However,.it.should.be.noted.that.most.poisonous.substances.can.be.lethal.at. lower. doses.than.the.amount.eaten.by.the.neophobic.animal.or.human.. Therefore ...
Ruth B.S. Harris, Richard D. Mattes, 2008
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Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment:: Moving Beyond ...
They also showed that the predominant cause of death is the development of tumors in neophobic and neophilic animals, and that high neophobic males die sooner than their low neophobic brothers. The authors suggest that increased ...
Lyla M. Hernandez, Committee on Assessing Interactions Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health, Dan G. Blazer, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEOPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Caught! One of the last remaining foxes on Phillip Island caught on …
... part of that changes, if we came and left a bucket on the beach, that would most likely instil fear or caution in that animal, if it is neophobic. «The Age, Jun 15»
2
Seed-only diet is harmful for parrots
"Parrots are neophobic - they don't like and actually fear new things. They also get set in their ways. If you suddenly switch their old diet for a ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
3
Playing with Food Can Make You Less of a Picky Eater
A small number of people carry such neophobic tendencies on into later life (as demonstrated in the online “Adult Picky Eater” community) but ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, May 15»
4
Turn Foods You Hate Into Foods You Love With This 5-Step Palate …
Picky eating habits often emerge in childhood, when many children go through a phase called the neophobic period, where they hate anything new. During this ... «Bustle, May 15»
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On the front lines of humanity's high-tech, global war on rats
But rats are cautious — neophobic, is the technical term. They're so wary of new things in their environment that experienced exterminators ... «The Verge, May 15»
6
Flavour Country: Mark Schatzker's persuasive, original argument for …
Typically, animals that are well-nourished are neophobic, which is to say, they don't need anything else. One of the things I find interesting, ... «National Post, May 15»
7
'Deer Doctor' diagnoses “feeding problem” in Mt. Lebanon
“They're neophobic. They fear anything new, and that's because they're a prey species. Their primary concern is not to get killed,” Baker said, ... «The Almanac, Apr 15»
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The Rat Paths of New York
They cannot, as legend has it, collapse their skeletons to fit through cracks, nor are they especially bold; indeed, they're “neophobic,” which ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Picky eaters help University of Derby researchers look at how eating …
The results show that both neophobic children and picky eaters spent significantly more time looking at unfamiliar fruit and vegetables rather ... «Derby Telegraph, Apr 15»
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“Deer doctor” coming to Mt. Lebanon April 25-27
“Deer are a very neophobic prey species, which means they fear anything new in their environment. So, some people have asked me, 'Why do ... «The Almanac, Apr 15»

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