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misogamy

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

noun

  1. hatred of marriage.


misogamy

/ mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ; maɪ- /

noun

  1. hatred of marriage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··· [mis-, uh, -, gam, -ik, mahy-s, uh, -], adjective
  • ·Dza· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misogamy1

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

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

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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.”

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