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misandry

[ mis-an-dree ]
/ ˈmɪs æn dri /
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noun

hatred of males.

RELATED WORDS

doubt, distrust, pessimism, bitterness, sarcasm, misanthropy

Nearby words

  1. misaligned,
  2. misalignment,
  3. misalliance,
  4. misallocate,
  5. misally,
  6. misanthrope,
  7. misanthropic,
  8. misanthropist,
  9. misanthropy,
  10. misapplication
Compare misogyny.

Origin of misandry

1945–50; mis-2 + -andry (as in polyandry), on the model of misogyny
Related formsmis·an·drist, noun, adjective
Can be confusedmisandry misanthropy misogyny
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British Dictionary definitions for misandry

misandry

/ (ˈmɪsəndrɪ) /

noun

hatred of men
Derived Formsmisandrist, noun, adjectivemisandrous, adjective

Word Origin for misandry

C20: from Greek, from miso- + -andria, from anēr man
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Word Origin and History for misandry

misandry

n.

1878, from miso- "hatred" + andros "of man, male human being" (see anthropo-). Related: Misandrist.

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