-misia

See also: miso- and mis-

English

Etymology

Form of Ancient Greek μῑσέω (mīséō, “to hate”) or μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”).

A misiac is a person that hates something, with what they hate serving as the prefix, i.e arachnomisiac. It should not be confused with words with the suffix -phobia, as one describes disgust or hatred, while the other describes irrational aversion or fear.

Suffix

-misia

  1. hatred; dislike; aversion

Antonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • religiomisia
  • homomisia
  • computermisia
  • xenomesia
  • iatromisia
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