Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misology

/mɪˈsɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ol-o-gy
IPA: /mɪˈsɒlədʒi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hatred or fear of reasoning or argument.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισολογία (misología), from μισόλογος (misólogos), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + λόγος (lógos, “account, reason”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μισολογία

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

misologist

Questions

How do you pronounce misology?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈsɒlədʒi/.
What does misology mean?: Hatred or fear of reasoning or argument.
Where does misology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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