misology

[ mi-sol-uh-jee, mahy- ]

noun
  1. distrust or hatred of reason or reasoning.

Origin of misology

1
First recorded in 1825–35; miso- + -logy

Other words from misology

  • mi·sol·o·gist, noun

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How to use misology in a sentence

  • Lest we become misologists, he replied, no worse thing can happen to a man than this.

    Phaedo | Plato

British Dictionary definitions for misology

misology

/ (mɪˈsɒlədʒɪ, maɪ-) /


noun
  1. hatred of reasoning or reasoned argument

Origin of misology

1
C19: from Greek misologia, from misos hatred + logos word, reasoning. See logos

Derived forms of misology

  • misologist, noun

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