Misandrist

 [mis-an-dree]  

mis·an·dry

   [mis-an-dree]
noun
hatred of males.
Compare misogyny.

Origin:
1945–50; mis-2 + -andry (as in polyandry), on the model of misogyny

Related forms
mis·an·drist, noun

Can be confused: misandry, misanthropy, misogyny.
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misandry (ˈmɪsəndrɪ)
 
—n
hatred of men
 
[C20: from Greek, from miso- + -andria, from anēr man]
 
mis'andrist
 
—n, —adj
 
mis'androus
 
—adj

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