misandry
Americannoun
noun
Commonly Confused
Misandry (meaning “hatred of men”) was originally considered the converse of its counterpart, misogyny (“hatred of women”). This is no longer the case. While misandry has retained its original meaning, misogyny has broadened in meaning to cover an additional sense involving sexism (see the word story at misogyny ( def. ) ).
Other Word Forms
- misandrist noun
- misandrous adjective
Etymology
Origin of misandry
First recorded in 1875–80; mis- 2 + -andry, on the model of misogyny
Example Sentences
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Masculinity needs to adapt appropriately to a 21st century containing both feminism and women who game, and it must do so without falling into misandry.
From Scientific American
In a phone interview, she said that when she was new to the literary scene in the 2000s, misandry was “seen as a joke.”
From New York Times
It does not pull its punches when depicting masculinity at its most toxic, yet utterly avoids any descent into myopic misandry.
From The Guardian
People sometimes accuse her of misandry, but the project has nothing to do with wanting to “escape men,” she told me.
From New York Times
Its small French publisher, Monstrograph, called it a “feminist and iconoclastic book” that “defends misandry as a way of making room for sisterhood”.
From The Guardian
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