Etymology

-misic

Today it means: Hating (something); averse to (something). Full definition →

Ancient Greek μῖσος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμῖσος“hatred”
  2. English today-misic

From -misia (or its root, Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”)) + -ic. Devised as an alternative to the suffix -phobic; see -misia for more.

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