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

mi·sog·y·nis·tic

  [mih-soj-uh-nis-tik, mahy‐]
adjective
reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
Sometimes, mi·sog·y·nic, mi·sog·y·nous.
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  • It comes across as unbelievably misogynistic because as opposed to science, it presents societal connotations.
  • And the three good fairies could be maiden sisters of the misogynistic seven dwarfs.
  • They ask their church to consider changes to outdated and misogynistic church decrees.
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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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misogynistic
1821, from misogynist + -ic.
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