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misogynistic

[ mi-soj-uh-nis-tik, mahy‑ ]

adjective

  1. reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.
  2. reflecting or exhibiting ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women; sexist:

    misogynistic attitudes stemming from the highest corporate level.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of misogynistic1

First recorded in 1820–25; misogynist ( def ) + -ic ( def )

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Example Sentences

The world is changing, and men really could use a movement—just not the misogynistic, conspiracy-minded one they have now.

She called him out for his misogynistic remarks and asked why, if the show was satire like everyone said, Ed had no foils.

Can misogynistic and baseless tabloid narratives go out of style?

VH1 hosted a Twitter QA with Robin Thicke, an RB singer of irrefutably misogynistic nature, in late June.

His father could be temperamental and misogynistic, but the family was never plagued with major money-laundering or sex scandals.

These are devoted to love and matrimony, giving rhetorical expression to the misogynistic side of the Novelle.

But there had been a quarrel (in German script), and the mighty Norseman had grown mightily misogynistic.

No doubt these sights had confirmed him in his misogynistic broodings.

Captain Puffin was a great cynic in his own misogynistic way.

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