misogamy

[ mi-sog-uh-mee, mahy- ]

/ mɪˈsɒg ə mi, maɪ- /

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noun

hatred of marriage.

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Origin of misogamy

First recorded in 1650–60; miso- + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM misogamy

mis·o·gam·ic

[mis-uh-gam-ik, mahy-suh-], /ˌmɪs əˈgæm ɪk, ˌmaɪ sə-/, adjectivemi·sog·a·mist, noun

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How to use misogamy in a sentence

Clearly the Buddha was originally a misogynist as well as a misogamist, and wished his followers to be misogynists also.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The misogamist type of woman cannot fail to prove as futile as the misogamist man.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Our misogamist will not appeal to Anacreon or Sappho for a confirmation of his view, but to the universal experience of mankind.
Phaedrus|Plato

British Dictionary definitions for misogamy

misogamy

/ (mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ, maɪ-) /

noun

hatred of marriage

Derived forms of misogamy

misogamist, noun

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