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misogyny

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

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noun

hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.

Compare misandry.

Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin misogynia. See miso-, gyn-, -y³

Related forms

mi·sog·y·nic, mi·sog·y·nous, mi·sog·y·nis·tic, adjective

mi·sog·y·nist, noun

Can be confused: misandry, misanthropy, misogyny.

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World English Dictionary

misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ, maɪ-)

—n
	hatred of women

[C17: from Greek, from miso- + gunē woman]

mi'sogynist

—n, —*adj*

misogy'nistic

—*adj*

mi'sogynous

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

misogyny

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

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Medical Dictionary

misogyny mi·sog·y·ny (mĭ-sŏj'ə-nē)
n.
Hatred of women.

mi·sog'y·nist n.
mi·sog'y·nis'tic adj.