Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekμισολογία
- Englishmisology
From Ancient Greek μισολογία (misología), from μισόλογος (misólogos), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + λόγος (lógos, “account, reason”).
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Catalan misologia
- misologiahatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Chinese Mandarin 邏輯恐懼症 /逻辑恐惧症
- 邏輯恐懼症 /逻辑恐惧症 (luójí kǒngjùzhèng)hatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Estonian misoloogia
- misoloogiahatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Finnish misologia
- misologiahatred or fear of reasoning or argument
French misologie
- misologiehatred or fear of reasoning or argument
German Misologie, Aufklärungsfeindlichkeit
- Misologiehatred or fear of reasoning or argument
- Aufklärungsfeindlichkeithatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Italian misologia
- misologiahatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Polish wstręt rozumu
- wstręt rozumuhatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Portuguese misologia
- misologiahatred or fear of reasoning or argument
Russian мизоло́гия
- мизоло́гия (mizológija)hatred or fear of reasoning or argument
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APA
misology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misology
MLA
“misology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misology.
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