Origin

from Greek misos hatred

miso-

Word Origin

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

misogyny.

Also, mis-.

Origin

< Greek, combining form of mīseîn to hate, mîsos hatred

Related Words

mis-
misocainea
misogamy
misogyny
misology
misoneism

miso-a word element referring to hate.

[Greek, combining form of mīsein to hate, misos hatred]

miso-|maɪsəʊ, mɪsəʊ|before a vowel usually mis-, repr. Gr. µῑσο- (µῑσ-), combining form of the root of µῑσεῖν to hate, µῖσος hatred. The compounds formed in Greek with this prefix are of the same kind as those with the similar ϕιλο-, philo-, but, both in Greek and in English, they are much less numerous than in the case of the latter prefix. The most important adoptions and coinages will be found as main words, viz. misanthropy, misogamy, misogyny, misology, misoneism, and the related words; others, chiefly nonce-words, follow here. misandry, the hatred of males. misarchist, one who hates or opposes government in any form. misoˈbasilist [Gr. µῑσοβασιλεύς], a hater of kings. misoˈcapnic a. [In Bp. Montagu's Lat. edition (1619) of James I's works A Counterblaste to Tobacco appears as Misocapnus: Gr. καπνός smoke], hating tobacco smoke; so misoˈcapnist, a hater of tobacco smoke. misoˈcatholic a., hating what is (Roman) Catholic. ˈmisoclere a. [eccl. Gr. κλῆρος clergy], clergy-hating. miˈsocyny [Gr. κυν-, κύων dog], hatred of dogs. misoˈgallic a., characterized by hatred of the French. misogeˈlastic a. nonce-wd. [Gr. γελαστ-ός laughable (see agelast; cf. agelastic a. and n.)], hating laughter. misoˈgrammatist [Gr. γράµµατα ‘letters’, pl. of γράµµα letter], a hater of letters or learning. ˌmiso-Heˈllene [cf. Gr. µῑσέλλην], a hater of the Greeks. ˈmisomath, a hater of mathematics. misomoˈnarchical a., detesting monarchy. misoˈmusist [Gr. µοῦσα learning], a hater of learning. misoˈpædist [cf. Gr. µῑσοπαιδ-, µῑσόπαις], a child-hater. miso-ˈparson, a hater of parsons. misoˈpaterist, a hater of the Fathers of the Christian Church. misopogoˈnistically adv. [Gr. µισοπώγων name of a satire by the emperor Julian: πώγων beard], with a hatred of beards. misopoˈlemical a. [cf. Gr. µισοπόλεµος], war-hating. miˈsoscopist [Gr. σκοπεῖν to look at], a hater of sights. miˈsosophist [cf. Gr. µῑσόσοϕος], a hater of wisdom; so miˈsosophy, hatred of wisdom; so misoˈsophical a. misoˈtheism [cf. Gr. µῑσόθεος], hatred of God or gods; so misoˈtheist, misotheˈistic a. misotraˈmontanism, hatred of what is ‘tramontane’. misoˈtyranny [cf. Gr. µῑσοτύραννος], hatred of tyranny. ˈmisoxene [Gr. µῑσόξενος], a hater of strangers; so miˈsoxeny [Gr. µῑσοξενία], hatred of strangers. † misoˈxygenous a., having no chemical affinity for oxygen.1946Scrutiny XIII. 249 In the absence of feminine precedents, she [sc. Beatrice] could do no better than what she very sensibly does do: follow masculine example, and answer to their affected misogyny with the affectation of *misandry.1960B. Kaye Upper Nankin St. xii. 232 Such women are common in..Kwangtung Province, where there is a tradition of misandry.1898L. F. Ward Outl. Sociol. x. 228 These *misarchists see the beneficent influences of natural law in the industrial world interfered with.1638in Bk. Sc. Pasquils (1868) 43 Frome..All monster *Misobasilists..Almighty God deliver us.1855Kingsley Westw. Ho! vii, That *Misocapnic Solomon James I.1839‘Joseph Fume’ Paper on Tobacco 70 Offending the nostrils of all *misocapnists with the fumes of his mundungus.1857Ellis & Blackburn Rep. Cases Q.B. VII. 190 He would not have approved of the *misocatholic opinions.1655Fuller Ch. Hist. iv. 182 King Henry the sixth, acted herein by some *misoclere-Courtiers sent this Arch-Bishop for a New years-gift, a shred-pie.1889Sat. Rev. 26 Oct. 450/1 They..seldom express their ‘*misocyny’..articulately.1897Edin. Rev. July 31 The *misogallic language and policy of Signor Crispi.1877G. Meredith Ess. Comedy in New Q. Mag. VIII. 2 It is but one step from being agelastic to *misogelastic.a1661Fuller Worthies, Suffolk (1662) iii. 68 Wat Tyler..being a *Misogrammatist (if a good Greek word may be given to so Barbarous a Rebel).1868Visct. Strangford Selection (1869) I. 345 A dastardly anti-Christian *miso-Hellene.1872De Morgan Budget 418 The great *misomath of our own day.1644Maxwell Prerog Chr. Kings 158 Our *Miso-monarchicall Statists and Sectaries.1642Sir E. Dering Sp. on Relig. 116 Our better cause hath gained by this light: which doth convince our *Miso-musists.1895Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 655 Children, says the *misopaedist, are not only unfeeling.1795G. Wakefield Reply 2nd Pt. Paine 54 For me, who am engaged in this controversy with our *miso-parson.1840G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Regen. p. xvii, Lest it should be eagerly caught up, by some strenuous *Misopaterist, as stultifying the legitimate Principle of an Appeal to Antiquity.1842Mrs. Browning Grk. Chr. Poets Poems 1890 V. 135 He and Basil..talked low and *misopogonistically of their fellow-student Julian's bearded boding smiles.1849E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 167 The *misopolemical Cobden.1873Lowell Lett. (1894) II. iii He has become a thorough *misoscopist or hater of sights.1937Philos. XII. 332 The disposition to be convinced of ill-founded or unfounded doctrines, or unconvinced of well-founded ones, is a ‘*misosophical’ disposition.1890Eng. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 130, I am a *mysosophist! All wisdom is vanity, and I hate it!1820–30Coleridge in Lit. Rem. (1838) III. 33 Schools of psilology..and *misosophy are here out of the question.1937Philos. XII. 319 A fraternity of persons of kindred credulities could only constitute a school of ‘misosophy’.1846De Quincey Christianity Wks. 1859 XII. 251 Hypocrisy, the cringing of sycophants, and the credulities of fear, united to conceal this *misotheism.1881H. Hartshorne Glance 20th Cent. 56 They unite ourselves..as *misotheists, against all that is called God.Ibid., The new *Misotheistic Association.1846De Quincey Mackintosh Wks. 1862 XII. 78 Machiavelli's fierce *misotramontanism.1874Mahaffy Soc. Life Greece v. 148 The..known *miso-tyranny of the family.1883Q. Rev. Jan. 197 His fellow *misoxene of a nearer East.1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. ix. (1623) 614 Our *Misoxenie (or hatred to strangers) was no new qualitie.1674J. Josselyn Two Voy. 125 Both Men and Women are guilty of Misoxenie.1799Sir H. Davy in Beddoes Contrib. Phys. & Med. Knowl. 223 The terms philoxygenous and *misoxygenous must be changed.

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, for instance 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, for example misocapnic, adj. "hating (tobacco) smoke," misocyny "hatred of dogs."

miso- /ˈmɪsəʊ, ˈmʌɪsəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also mis-.

ORIGIN: Greek, from base of misein to hate, misos hatred: see -o-.

Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘hating, hatred of, a hater of’. Cf. philo-.

DERIVATIVE miˈsologist noun a hater of reason or discussion L19.
miˈsology noun hatred of reason or discussion; hatred of learning or knowledge: M19.
misoˈneism noun [Greek neos new] hatred of novelty L19.
misoˈneist noun a hater of novelty L19.
miˈsosophy noun hatred of wisdom M19.

miso-
— see mis-

miso-

Prefix

Forming compound words having the sense of "hatred of", "dislike of", "contempt for".

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek μισέω (miséō, “to hate”), μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”).

Derived terms

misandry

misanthrope

misogamy

misogyny

misopedia

Antonyms

philo-

词汇	miso-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary miso- 或 mis- pref.（前缀） Hatred: 憎恶： misogamy. 厌婚症，婚姻嫌忌语源 Greek 希腊语 from misein [to hate] 源自 misein [憎恶] misos [hatred] misos [憎恶] miso- or (before a vowel) mis- combining form indicating hatred ⇒ misogyny Origin from Greek misos hatred miso- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “hate,” with the object of hatred specified by the following element: misogyny. Also, mis-. Origin < Greek, combining form of mīseîn to hate, mîsos hatred Related Words mis- misocainea misogamy misogyny misology misoneism miso-a word element referring to hate. [Greek, combining form of mīsein to hate, misos hatred] miso-\|maɪsəʊ, mɪsəʊ\|before a vowel usually mis-, repr. Gr. µῑσο- (µῑσ-), combining form of the root of µῑσεῖν to hate, µῖσος hatred. The compounds formed in Greek with this prefix are of the same kind as those with the similar ϕιλο-, philo-, but, both in Greek and in English, they are much less numerous than in the case of the latter prefix. The most important adoptions and coinages will be found as main words, viz. misanthropy, misogamy, misogyny, misology, misoneism, and the related words; others, chiefly nonce-words, follow here. misandry, the hatred of males. misarchist, one who hates or opposes government in any form. misoˈbasilist [Gr. µῑσοβασιλεύς], a hater of kings. misoˈcapnic a. [In Bp. Montagu's Lat. edition (1619) of James I's works A Counterblaste to Tobacco appears as Misocapnus: Gr. καπνός smoke], hating tobacco smoke; so misoˈcapnist, a hater of tobacco smoke. misoˈcatholic a., hating what is (Roman) Catholic. ˈmisoclere a. [eccl. Gr. κλῆρος clergy], clergy-hating. miˈsocyny [Gr. κυν-, κύων dog], hatred of dogs. misoˈgallic a., characterized by hatred of the French. misogeˈlastic a. nonce-wd. [Gr. γελαστ-ός laughable (see agelast; cf. agelastic a. and n.)], hating laughter. misoˈgrammatist [Gr. γράµµατα ‘letters’, pl. of γράµµα letter], a hater of letters or learning. ˌmiso-Heˈllene [cf. Gr. µῑσέλλην], a hater of the Greeks. ˈmisomath, a hater of mathematics. misomoˈnarchical a., detesting monarchy. misoˈmusist [Gr. µοῦσα learning], a hater of learning. misoˈpædist [cf. Gr. µῑσοπαιδ-, µῑσόπαις], a child-hater. miso-ˈparson, a hater of parsons. misoˈpaterist, a hater of the Fathers of the Christian Church. misopogoˈnistically adv. [Gr. µισοπώγων name of a satire by the emperor Julian: πώγων beard], with a hatred of beards. misopoˈlemical a. [cf. Gr. µισοπόλεµος], war-hating. miˈsoscopist [Gr. σκοπεῖν to look at], a hater of sights. miˈsosophist [cf. Gr. µῑσόσοϕος], a hater of wisdom; so miˈsosophy, hatred of wisdom; so misoˈsophical a. misoˈtheism [cf. Gr. µῑσόθεος], hatred of God or gods; so misoˈtheist, misotheˈistic a. misotraˈmontanism, hatred of what is ‘tramontane’. misoˈtyranny [cf. Gr. µῑσοτύραννος], hatred of tyranny. ˈmisoxene [Gr. µῑσόξενος], a hater of strangers; so miˈsoxeny [Gr. µῑσοξενία], hatred of strangers. † misoˈxygenous a., having no chemical affinity for oxygen.1946Scrutiny XIII. 249 In the absence of feminine precedents, she [sc. Beatrice] could do no better than what she very sensibly does do: follow masculine example, and answer to their affected misogyny with the affectation of misandry.1960B. Kaye Upper Nankin St.* xii. 232 Such women are common in..Kwangtung Province, where there is a tradition of misandry.1898L. F. Ward Outl. Sociol. x. 228 These misarchists see the beneficent influences of natural law in the industrial world interfered with.1638in Bk. Sc. Pasquils* (1868) 43 Frome..All monster Misobasilists..Almighty God deliver us.1855Kingsley Westw. Ho!* vii, That Misocapnic Solomon James I.1839‘Joseph Fume’ Paper on Tobacco* 70 Offending the nostrils of all misocapnists with the fumes of his mundungus.1857Ellis & Blackburn Rep. Cases Q.B.* VII. 190 He would not have approved of the misocatholic opinions.1655Fuller Ch. Hist.* iv. 182 King Henry the sixth, acted herein by some misoclere-Courtiers sent this Arch-Bishop for a New years-gift, a shred-pie.1889Sat. Rev. 26 Oct. 450/1 They..seldom express their ‘misocyny’..articulately.1897Edin. Rev. July 31 The misogallic language and policy of Signor Crispi.1877G. Meredith Ess. Comedy* in New Q. Mag. VIII. 2 It is but one step from being agelastic to misogelastic.a1661Fuller Worthies, Suffolk* (1662) iii. 68 Wat Tyler..being a Misogrammatist (if a good Greek word may be given to so Barbarous a Rebel).1868Visct. Strangford Selection* (1869) I. 345 A dastardly anti-Christian miso-Hellene.1872De Morgan Budget* 418 The great misomath of our own day.1644Maxwell Prerog Chr. Kings* 158 Our Miso-monarchicall Statists and Sectaries.1642Sir E. Dering Sp. on Relig.* 116 Our better cause hath gained by this light: which doth convince our Miso-musists.1895Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 655 Children, says the misopaedist, are not only unfeeling.1795G. Wakefield Reply 2nd Pt. Paine 54 For me, who am engaged in this controversy with our miso-parson.1840G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Regen.* p. xvii, Lest it should be eagerly caught up, by some strenuous Misopaterist, as stultifying the legitimate Principle of an Appeal to Antiquity.1842Mrs. Browning Grk. Chr. Poets* Poems 1890 V. 135 He and Basil..talked low and misopogonistically of their fellow-student Julian's bearded boding smiles.1849E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves* 167 The misopolemical Cobden.1873Lowell Lett.* (1894) II. iii He has become a thorough misoscopist or hater of sights.1937Philos. XII. 332 The disposition to be convinced of ill-founded or unfounded doctrines, or unconvinced of well-founded ones, is a ‘misosophical’ disposition.1890Eng. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 130, I am a mysosophist! All wisdom is vanity, and I hate it!1820–30Coleridge in Lit. Rem.* (1838) III. 33 Schools of psilology..and misosophy are here out of the question.1937Philos. XII. 319 A fraternity of persons of kindred credulities could only constitute a school of ‘misosophy’.1846De Quincey Christianity* Wks. 1859 XII. 251 Hypocrisy, the cringing of sycophants, and the credulities of fear, united to conceal this misotheism.1881H. Hartshorne Glance 20th Cent.* 56 They unite ourselves..as misotheists, against all that is called God.Ibid., The new Misotheistic Association.1846De Quincey Mackintosh Wks. 1862 XII. 78 Machiavelli's fierce misotramontanism.1874Mahaffy Soc. Life Greece* v. 148 The..known miso-tyranny of the family.1883Q. Rev. Jan. 197 His fellow misoxene of a nearer East.1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. ix. (1623) 614 Our Misoxenie (or hatred to strangers) was no new qualitie.1674J. Josselyn Two Voy.* 125 Both Men and Women are guilty of Misoxenie.1799Sir H. Davy in Beddoes Contrib. Phys. & Med. Knowl. 223 The terms philoxygenous and misoxygenous must be changed. 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, for instance 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, for example misocapnic, adj. "hating (tobacco) smoke," misocyny "hatred of dogs." miso- /ˈmɪsəʊ, ˈmʌɪsəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also mis-. ORIGIN: Greek, from base of misein to hate, misos hatred: see -o-. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘hating, hatred of, a hater of’. Cf. philo-. DERIVATIVE miˈsologist noun a hater of reason or discussion L19. miˈsology noun hatred of reason or discussion; hatred of learning or knowledge: M19. misoˈneism noun [Greek neos new] hatred of novelty L19. misoˈneist noun a hater of novelty L19. miˈsosophy noun hatred of wisdom M19. miso-* — see mis- miso- Prefix Forming compound words having the sense of "hatred of", "dislike of", "contempt for". Etymology Combining form of Ancient Greek μισέω (miséō, “to hate”), μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”). Derived terms misandry misanthrope misogamy misogyny misopedia Antonyms philo- See also miso mis-
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miso-

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