misogynism

[mi-soj-uh-niz-uh m, mahy-] /mɪˈsɒdʒ əˌnɪz əm, maɪ-/

noun

misogyny.

Origin of misogynism

1820-1830

First recorded in 1820-30; See origin at misogyny, -ism

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Historical Examples

But the misogynism of Strindberg was something far more than a merely intellectual appreciation of the Anti-Feminist standpoint.

Modernities
Horace Barnett Samuel

Word Origin and History for misogynism

1830, from misogyny + -ism.

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