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misogynist

[ mi-soj-uh-nist, mahy‐ ]

/ mɪˈsɒdʒ ə nɪst, maɪ‐ /

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noun

a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.

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Examples from the Web for misogynist

Sir Mark Sykes, a crusty diplomat who had colluded with the French to give them Damascus, was more defiantly a misogynist.
Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His attempt to defend himself backfires dramatically, as he comes across as arrogant and misogynist.
Billionaire Bigots’ Social Media Suicide|Amanda Marcotte|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As with every von Trier film, there will be a zillion think pieces on whether or not the filmmaker is a misogynist.
‘Nymphomaniac,’ Lars von Trier’s Icy Orgy of Sex and Self-Loathing, Bows At Sundance|Marlow Stern|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because misogynist monsters always implicate themselves in crimes to protect women.
Prosecuted for Standing Her Ground|Kirsten Powers|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

We need to move past physical appearance and misogynist visions of the perfect woman.
Your Puffy-Face Moments, Inspired by Ashley Judd||April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He loves, with Pericles' consent, the beauty of Aspasia's mind, and is therefore no misogynist.
Historical Miniatures|August Strindberg
Without being a misogynist, he had no great opinion of women.
The Sign of the Spider|Bertram Mitford
There happened to be some truth in this dark prophecy, but none of the kind that the misogynist supposed.
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation and Other Stories|Bret Harte
And then, Gordon is a misogynist and considers the feminine form divine from a chilly, artistic standpoint.
A Top-Floor Idyl|George van Schaick
Aw, forget it, you old misanthropic specimen of a misogynist!
A Quarter-Back's Pluck|Lester Chadwick

Word Origin and History for misogynist

misogynist

n.

1610s, from Greek misogynes "woman-hater" (see misogyny).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper