Misogelastic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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