misogyny

[mi-soj-uh-nee, mahy-]

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noun

hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women.

Compare misandry.

Origin of misogyny

From the New Latin word misogynia, dating back to 1650–60. See miso-, gyn-, -y³

Related formsmi·sog·y·nic, mi·sog·y·nous, mi·sog·y·nis·tic, adjectivemi·sog·y·nist, noun

Can be confusedmisandry misanthropy misogyny

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Examples from the Web for misogyny

Contemporary Examples

Because that whole celebrity hacking episode seemed rooted in misogyny.
Anna Kendrick on Feminism, #GamerGate, and the Celebrity Hacking Attack
Marlow Stern
November 25, 2014
So the real meat of Stalker, ostensibly, is the pseudo-intellectual conversation about misogyny.
‘Stalker’ Is an Awful Warning Against the Evils of Misogyny
Sujay Kumar
October 3, 2014
“Referring to the misogyny thing, I would be very curious to go back and read that article,” says Daddario.
Alexandra Daddario on 'True Detective's' Misogyny Claims and Her Hollywood Ascent
Marlow Stern
September 5, 2014
The rage of misogyny is to me the dying cries of a wounded beast.
Fanboys, White Knights, and the Hairball of Online Misogyny
Tauriq Moosa
August 28, 2014
Protesting misogyny in gaming by not playing video games is misogyny working.
The Cake Is a Lie: Sexism Isn’t a Boss Gamer Girls Can Beat
Emily V Gordon
July 8, 2014

Historical Examples

When he and I dwelt there together, the pavilion had been a temple of misogyny.
The Lock And Key Library
Various
Compulsory asceticism has bred misogyny, and misogyny scruples.
Ancestors
Gertrude Atherton
Katherine Devlin is another creature of her maker's misogyny.
Irish Plays and Playwrights
Cornelius Weygandt
In his present humor of misogyny he wondered why it was thought to be necessary to put a woman in everything.
What Will People Say?
Rupert Hughes
As they fell in love and out again with the facility of so many Romeos, they discoursed among themselves as to his misogyny.
The Crux
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

British Dictionary definitions for misogyny

misogyny

noun

hatred of women

Derived Formsmisogynist, noun, adjectivemisogynistic or misogynous, adjective

Word Origin

C17: from Greek, from miso- + gunē woman

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Word Origin and History for misogyny

n.

1650s, from Modern Latin misogynia, from Greek misogynia, from misogynes "woman-hater," from miso- (see miso-) + gyne "woman" (see queen).

misogyny in Medicine

misogyny

(mĭ-sŏj′ə-nē)

Hatred of women.

Related formsmi•sog′y•nist n.mi•sog′y•nis′tic adj.

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Examples from the Web for misogyny

Contemporary Examples

Because that whole celebrity hacking episode seemed rooted in misogyny.

So the real meat of Stalker, ostensibly, is the pseudo-intellectual conversation about misogyny.

“Referring to the misogyny thing, I would be very curious to go back and read that article,” says Daddario.

The rage of misogyny is to me the dying cries of a wounded beast.

Protesting misogyny in gaming by not playing video games is misogyny working.

Historical Examples

When he and I dwelt there together, the pavilion had been a temple of misogyny.

Compulsory asceticism has bred misogyny, and misogyny scruples.

Katherine Devlin is another creature of her maker's misogyny.

In his present humor of misogyny he wondered why it was thought to be necessary to put a woman in everything.

As they fell in love and out again with the facility of so many Romeos, they discoursed among themselves as to his misogyny.

misogyny

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for misogyny

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misogyny

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