phallocentric

/ ˌfæləʊˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

1. dominated by male attitudes

Derived Forms

• ˌphallocenˈtricity, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phallocentric¹

C20: from phallus + -centric

Example Sentences

The show, Bell Hooks argued in Black Looks: Race and Representation, “represents wom[e]n as the object of a phallocentric gaze.”

From The Daily Beast