With the Greek roots mis- and miso-, haters can hate a whole lot of stuff.
1. MISODOCTAKLEIDIST
Someone who hates practicing the piano. See also: Someone who isn't very good at playing the piano.
2. MISOCAPNIST
Don't like smoking? Well, it kills these people. Misocapnists hate tobacco smoke in any form.
3. MISONEIST
Misoneists hate novelty, trends, or innovation. You can guess how fun they are at social gatherings.
4. MISOPOGONIST
Someone who hates beards. (Strangely, we haven't found the name for someone who hates mustaches.)
5. MISOGELAST
Lighten up! Victorian novelist George Meredith coined the term "misogelast" to describe people who hated laughter, or at the very least, considered it low-class or crude.
6. MISOGAMIST
Misogynists hate women. Misandrists hate men. And misogamists hate marriage, no matter who's getting hitched.
7. NOMOMISIST
Someone who experiences nomomisia, hatred or disgust for a particular name, like Gertrude, Chester, or Kardashian.
8. MISOPOLEMIST
Why can't we all just get along? Misopolemists hate war or strife.
9. MISOLOGIST
Meanwhile, misologists hate arguments, debates, or enlightening discussions.
10. MISAPODYSIST
Someone who hates undressing in front of others, even a romantic partner.
11. MISOPHONIST
Many of us experience some form of misophonia, an extreme intolerance for certain sounds. Nails on a chalkboard is the ultimate example. Or perhaps it's gum smacking, open-mouthed chewing, crunching on ice, or other sounds regularly heard in public. Ugh.
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