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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Misology = Study of Hatred? #166264 02/26/07 02:16 PM Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 F Fritz_the_Mongol OP stranger OP Fritz_the_Mongol stranger F Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 I puzzled over today's "Word of the Day" http://wordsmith.org/words/misology.html misology (mi-SOL-uh-jee) noun Hatred of logic or reason. [From Greek miso- (hate) + -logy (science, study).] This seems like an odd construction. If "Biology" means "study of life" and "anthropology" means "study of humans" then wouldn't "misology" mean "Study of hatred"? Digging in the dictionary I find there is precedent for the construction in words such as 'misogyny' (hatred of women), 'misanthropy' (hatred of humankind). These date back to the 17th century; wheras the various fields of study ending in "+ ology" date to the 19th century. So if precedence matters, then maybe the various fields of study should be renamed in the name of logic? But I doubt the world will reorganize itself just to avoid conflict between 17th and 19th century words. If I may offer a neologism, perhaps a less confusing word would be "misosophy" ? (Hatred of knowledge/wisdom?) And a willfully ignorant person would be a "misosophist?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Misology = Study of Hatred? #166265 02/26/07 02:30 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Wellcome, and I have an urgent question about today's word's context-part. No answer to your post, Fritz, but a problem to add: "Your coyness smacks of misology. " I have looked up this little phrase word by word and I can't see the meaning of it. Could would someone explain the meaning of this phrase? How do you say this in plain English? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Misology = Study of Hatred? #166266 02/26/07 04:14 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass 'Your coyness smacks of misology. Sinking back down to that dark place within yourself, the one that you tried so desperately to suffocate.' in this context, coyness smacks of diffidence or lacking assertiveness -- as though distrusting or even fearing reason. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Misology == Hatred of reason #166267 02/26/07 05:10 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh One would think it was coined in contrast to philology. which does not mean 'study of love' but rather 'love of learning', but the word exists in Classical Greek (in Plato): misologia 'hatred of argument/dialectic/reasoning' from misologos 'hating argument/dialectic/reasoning' and was borrowed into English with a slight change of meaning. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Misology = Study of Hatred? #166268 02/27/07 01:37 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Smacks of = hints at; makes one think that... . Good point, Fritz, and welcome aBoard. And thanks, zmjezhd. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Misology = Study of Hatred? #166269 02/28/07 04:02 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX To make a tortured analogy , the study of a few domesticated dogs won't tell you everything you need to know about wolves. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Misology = Study of Hatred? #166270 02/28/07 09:02 PM Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 F Fritz_the_Mongol OP stranger OP Fritz_the_Mongol stranger F Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 LMAO at Myridon. Point well taken. Thank you Zmjezhd. That was very helpful. I clearly need a deeper-rooted dictionary. 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