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misogynist

[mih-soj-uh-nist, mahy‐] Example Sentences Origin

mi·sog·y·nist

[mih-soj-uh-nist, mahy‐]
noun
a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.
mi·sog·y·nis·tic, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • You don't need to be a misogynist to be a sexist.
  • Feminism has tried to dismiss the femme fatale as a misogynist libel, a hoary cliche.
  • The other was a misogynist proselytising prat.
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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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misogynist
1610s, from Gk. misogynes "woman-hater" (see misogyny).
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