misogamy
[ mi-sog-uh-mee, mahy- ]
/ mɪˈsɒg ə mi, maɪ- /
noun
hatred of marriage.
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misnomer, miso, miso-, misocainea, misogamist, misogamy, misogynism, misogynist, misogynistic, misogynoir, misogyny
Related formsmis·o·gam·ic [mis-uh-gam-ik, mahy-suh-] /ˌmɪs əˈgæm ɪk, ˌmaɪ sə-/, adjectivemi·sog·a·mist, noun
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Examples from the Web for misogamist
Our misogamist will not appeal to Anacreon or Sappho for a confirmation of his view, but to the universal experience of mankind.
Phaedrus|PlatoThe misogamist type of woman cannot fail to prove as futile as the misogamist man.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine HartleyClearly 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
British Dictionary definitions for misogamist
misogamy
/ (mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ, maɪ-) /
noun
hatred of marriage
Derived Formsmisogamist, noun
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Medicine definitions for misogamist
misogamy
[ mĭ-sŏg′ə-mē ]
n.
Hatred of marriage.
Related formsmis′o•gam′ic (mĭs′ə-găm′ĭk) adj.mi•sog′a•mist n.
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