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MISOPHONIA
Definition of MISOPHONIA
noun
A neurological disorder in which negative experiences, such as anger or disgust, are triggered by specific sounds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From miso- (“hatred”) + -phonia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
MISOPHONIA in a sentence
“The condition is called misophonia -- literally "hatred of sound" -- and occurs when a common noise, whether it's something like a person chewing loudly, water dripping or someone "ahem"-ing, causes you to become anxious or angry, more so than a typical response, TODAY reported.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MISOPHONIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 137 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MISOPHONIA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AHIIMNOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found MISOPHONIA?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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