misogynist
Americannoun
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misogynists
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a person who hates, dislikes, or mistrusts women.
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a person whose views are shaped by ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women; a sexist.
a renowned playboy and misogynist—a poster child for sexism.
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Etymology
Origin of misogynist
First recorded in 1620–30; see origin at misogyny ( def. ), -ist ( def. )
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Explanation
If you're someone who believes women belong in the kitchen and shouldn't be accorded the same respect as men, you might be a misogynist. A misogynist is a person who hates or doesn't trust women. Misogynist is from Greek misogynḗs, from the prefix miso- "hatred" plus gynḗ "a woman." The English suffix -ist means "person who does something." The prefix mis-, a variant of miso- before a vowel, appears in the opposite term misandrist, which is a person who hates or doesn't trust men. The corresponding nouns are mysogyny and misandry.
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She and her husband, she noted, were alarmed to find their son had encountered misogynist influencer Andrew Tate while watching sports online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Morris’s daughter, Suki, described a bully and misogynist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
It was into the post-noughties misogynist cesspool that the early feminist blogosphere was born, and initially, it was fun and freewheeling.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
Last year Kyrgios shared a post from controversial influencer Andrew Tate before later distancing himself from the self-proclaimed misogynist.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
At this time Gordon was certainly not a misogynist, but I am assured that the rumours as to his having met with an early disappointment in love are quite baseless of truth.
From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Demetrius Charles Boulger
Kyrgios said he has not given "a thought" to the possibility he could become a poster boy for misogynists ready to criticise women's sport if he beats Sabalenka.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
But since Neo's awakening to his true self has been claimed by disinformation peddlers and violent misogynists, Lana Wachowski and her co-writers David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon are obligated to respond about that.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2021
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel issued a statement at the time worrying that by Norton’s standard, “thousands of books by bigots, misogynists and miscreants . . . could be removed from circulation.”
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2021
I sometimes seriously think some of the men are misogynists.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2021
Scarcely has the news of their arrival spread, when a mass meeting of women is called, and a coalition formed against the misogynists.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
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