phallocentric
/ (ˌfæləʊˈsɛntrɪk) /
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adjective
dominated by male attitudes
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Derived forms of phallocentric
phallocentricity or phallocentrism, nounWord Origin for phallocentric
C20: from phallus + -centric
Words nearby phallocentric
phalera, phallic, phallicism, phallic phase, phallic symbol, phallocentric, phallocentrism, phalloidin, phalloplasty, phallotoxin, phallus
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How to use phallocentric in a sentence
The show, Bell Hooks argued in Black Looks: Race and Representation, “represents wom[e]n as the object of a phallocentric gaze.”