A casual way to refer to misoneism is to call someone “stuck in their ways.” “Misoneism” came into English from the Italian “misoneismo” in the late 18th century, but the etymology can be traced back to Greek, with “misein” meaning “hatred” and “neos” meaning “new.” A company that doesn’t want to implement the latest technology can be accused of misoneism, as can your relative who holds on to their old flip phone.