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miso-

a combining form meaning “hate,” with the object of hatred specified by the following element: misogyny.

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Nearby words

  1. mismove,
  2. misname,
  3. misnamed,
  4. misnomer,
  5. miso,
  6. misocainea,
  7. misogamist,
  8. misogamy,
  9. misogynism,
  10. misogynist
Also mis-.

Origin of miso-

< Greek, combining form of mīseîn to hate, mîsos hatred
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British Dictionary definitions for miso-

miso-

before a vowel mis-

combining form

indicating hatredmisogyny

Word Origin for miso-

from Greek misos hatred
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Word Origin and History for miso-

miso-

word-forming element meaning "hater, hatred," before vowels, mis-, comb. form of Greek misos "hatred," misein "to hate." Productive as a word-forming element in ancient Greek, e.g. misoagathia "hatred of good or goodness;" misoponein "to hate work." Forming many compounds in English, most of them obscure or recherche, but some perhaps useful, e.g. misocapnic (adj.) "hating (tobacco) smoke," misocyny "hatred of dogs."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for miso-

miso-

pref.

Hatred:misogamy.
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