misogamy

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

noun

1. hatred of marriage.

misogamy

/ mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ, maɪ- /

noun

1. hatred of marriage

Other Word Forms

• misogamic adjective
• misogamist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misogamy¹

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

Example Sentences

The words this time are “bouquet,” “misogamy,” “boutonniere,” “limousine,” and “monogamy.”

From Literature

Like most of Burke’s plots, this one has roots in Louisiana history, a gumbo of “misogamy and racism and homophobia,” not to mention “demagoguery” and “self-congratulatory ignorance.”

From New York Times