Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From ancient Greek μισόσοϕος hating wisdom + -y, after philosophy.
Definition of misosophy in US English:
misosophy
nounmɪˈsɒsəfi
rare
Hatred of wisdom.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From ancient Greek μισόσοϕος hating wisdom + -y, after philosophy.