-misia

suffix

Hatred; dislike; aversion.

Opposite
-philia
OriginAncient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) ← Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. rareHatred; dislike; aversion.

    Antonyms: -philia

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixHatred; dislike; aversion.

Opposite
-philia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mēwdʰ-
  2. Ancient Greekμῖσος (mîsos)
  3. English-misia

From Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + -ia. First attested in the 1950s, in iatromisia (“hatred of doctors”). 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”), -misiac (“one who hates something”).

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APA

-misia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-misia

MLA

“-misia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-misia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-misia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-misia.

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