Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-misia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: -misia
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Hatred; dislike; aversion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ-der. Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia 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”).

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1950s

Derived Forms

automisia Islamisia religiomisia

Phrases

miso- mis-

Frequently Paired Words

miso- mis-

Antonyms

-philia

Questions

What does -misia mean?: Hatred; dislike; aversion.
Where does -misia come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1950s.

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