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From mis- (“hatred”) + Hellene (“Greek”); compare the Ancient Greek μισέλληνας (miséllēnas), from μισέω (miséō, “hate”) + Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Hellene, Greek”).
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Today it means: Someone who hates or is opposed to Greeks or Greece. Full definition →
From mis- (“hatred”) + Hellene (“Greek”); compare the Ancient Greek μισέλληνας (miséllēnas), from μισέω (miséō, “hate”) + Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Hellene, Greek”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.