Misogyny


[mi-soj-uh-nee, mahy-] /mɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni, maɪ-/

noun
1.
hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women.
/mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ; maɪ-/
noun
1.
hatred of women
n.

1650s, from Modern Latin misogynia, from Greek misogynia, from misogynes “woman-hater,” from miso- (see miso-) + gyne “woman” (see queen).

misogyny mi·sog·y·ny (mĭ-sŏj’ə-nē)
n.
Hatred of women.
mi·sog’y·nist n.
mi·sog’y·nis’tic adj.

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