misogamy
Meaninghatred of marriage
Common meaning: a hatred of marriage
- misto hateLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 514 · scan
- ogamymarriage (Greek gamos)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek μισέω ‘to hate’.
Roots
- μισέω Greek “to hate”
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