misogamicadj.
/ˌmɪsə(ʊ)ˈɡamɪk/, /ˌmʌɪsə(ʊ)ˈɡamɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəˈɡæmɪk/ rare.
= misogamous adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > hating marriage
wed-spitea1577
spite-wed1589
misogamic1852
1852 H. Morley in Househ. Words 21 Aug. 536/1 With a ludicrous determination to be scientific,..M. Mallet..calls the desire to marry again..the Palingamic Force!.. In contrast to the Palingamic, we must put a Misogamic force.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Jan. 3/2 Any doubt he may have ever cherished in his misogamic breast concerning woman's creative capacity.
1973 R. M. Rotenberg (title of M.F.A. thesis, Columbia Univ.) Bagelman, baby (a novel) and the Eden Theater plus seven other misogamic stories.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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