# misopogon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɪsəˈpəʊɡɒn/

## Definitions
1. A person with hate or contempt for beards.
2. A person with hate or contempt for beards.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισοπώγων (misopṓgōn, “somebody who hates beards”), which is incidentally the title of a book by Emperor Julian, from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misopogon