-misia
What does -misia mean?-misia (English)
Origin & history
From Ancient Greek μῖσος ("hatred") or μῑσέω ("to hate") (+ -ia); attested since at least the 1950s. Devised as an alternative to the suffix -phobia, which etymologically (and clinically) denotes fear, though it is also widely used in English to denote hatred. Compare -misic (hating something), as in homomisic.Suffix
-misia▾ Derived words & phrases
- en
- fatmisia
- homomisia
- iatromisia
- religiomisia
- transmisia
- xenomisia
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▾ Dictionary entries
Entries where "-misia" occurs:
iatromisia: iatromisia (English) Origin & history From iatro- + -misia Noun iatromisia (uncountable) An intense dislike of doctors or the medical profession.
fatmisia: fatmisia (English) Origin & history fat + -misia, coined as an alternative to fatphobia. Noun fatmisia (uncountable) (rare) Hatred of fat people; prejudice against fat people. See…
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