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Definition of misogamy in English: misogamynoun mɪˈsɒɡəmiməˈsɑɡəmi mass nounrare Dislike of or aversion to marriage. Example sentencesExamples - Moll's misogamy provides a powerful alternative to the veneration of marriage and procreation that informs the epithalamic ending.
- You never practice misogamy in front of a groom!
- Why can't you just get over your misogamy and marry Alex?
- The absence of a concluding discussion leaves the reader without a clear perspective on the literary treatment accorded to the themes of misogyny and misogamy from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek misos 'hatred' + gamos 'marriage'. Rhymes endogamy, exogamy, heterogamy, homogamy, monogamy Definition of misogamy in US English: misogamynounməˈsäɡəmēməˈsɑɡəmi rare The hatred of marriage. Example sentencesExamples - Why can't you just get over your misogamy and marry Alex?
- Moll's misogamy provides a powerful alternative to the veneration of marriage and procreation that informs the epithalamic ending.
- The absence of a concluding discussion leaves the reader without a clear perspective on the literary treatment accorded to the themes of misogyny and misogamy from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- You never practice misogamy in front of a groom!
Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek misos ‘hatred’ + gamos ‘marriage’. |