misosophy

misosophy means A hatred of wisdom.

Why “misosophy” is a great word

A hatred of wisdom. From the Greek-derived combining form miso- ("hatred") and -sophy ("wisdom"). Unlike "philosophy," the love and pursuit of wisdom, or "misology," a revulsion toward argument and reason, misosophy is the principled rejection of the prize itself. It is the student who burns his books from resentment, the leader who surrounds himself with fools by design, the civilization that declares expertise its enemy—a deliberate extinguishing of the candle, not from ignorance, but from disdain for the light that might reveal too much.

Etymology

From miso- + -sophy.

noun

A hatred of wisdom.

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Words closest in meaning

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misosopher 81% match — One who hates wisdom or knowledge. vs misosophy →
misology 78% match — Hatred or fear of reasoning or argument. vs misosophy →
misosophist 76% match — Synonym of misosopher. vs misosophy →
misanthropy 66% match — A negative view or hatred of the human race. vs misosophy →
misotheism 66% match — Hatred of God or gods. vs misosophy →
misoneism 65% match — The distrust or hatred of new ideas or things. vs misosophy →
misotheist 61% match — Of or pertaining to misotheism vs misosophy →
judeomisia 59% match — Hatred of Judaism or Jews. vs misosophy →