Misogamy


[mi-sog-uh-mee, mahy-] /mɪˈsɒg ə mi, maɪ-/

noun
1.
hatred of marriage.
/mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ; maɪ-/
noun
1.
hatred of marriage
n.

“hatred of marriage,” 1650s, from Modern Latin misogamia, from Greek misogamos “hating marriage;” see miso- + -gamy.

misogamy mi·sog·a·my (mĭ-sŏg’ə-mē)
n.
Hatred of marriage.
mis’o·gam’ic (mĭs’ə-gām’ĭk) adj.
mi·sog’a·mist n.

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