Misogelastic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a hatred of laughter. literary, rare
"It is but one step from being agelastic to misogelastic, and the μισογέλως, the laughter-hating, soon learns to dignify his dislike as an objection in morality."
Example
More examples"It is but one step from being agelastic to misogelastic, and the μισογέλως, the laughter-hating, soon learns to dignify his dislike as an objection in morality."
Etymology
From miso- (“hatred; dislike; aversion”) + gelastic.
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