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1. A despiser of excessive discussions or of arguments: Several misologists, among other staff members of the school, loathed sitting in meetings for hours listening to long drawn-out discourses which seemed to have no end and no results.
![Anyone who hates or distrusts arguments or discussions with others.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/misologist-1.jpg)
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A misologist can also be a person of action who prefers to plunge ahead to accomplish something instead of talking about it so much.
2. A hater of over reasoning or critical comments: As a young pre-teenager, Larry became a misologist because he never wanted to listen to his parents trying to explain why he was not allowed to do the same things as grown-ups, like staying up late or watching crime movies on TV.![Anyone who hates or distrusts arguments or discussions with others.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/misologist-1.jpg)
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-ist
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logo-, log-, -logia, -logic, -logical, -logism, -logician, -logian, -logue
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miso-, mis-, -misia
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-ology, -logy, -ologist, -logist
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“misologists”
Someone who does not want to hear expressions of opinions for or against something; especially, when they are controversial. (1)
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