"misogelast" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: misogelasts [plural]
Etymology: From miso- + Ancient Greek γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|miso-}} miso-, {{der|en|grc|γελαστής|t=laughter}} Ancient Greek γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} misogelast (plural misogelasts)
  1. (literary, rare) One who hates laughter. Tags: literary, rare Related terms: agelast, agelastic, gelast, gelastic, hypergelast, hypergelastic, misogelastic

Inflected forms

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