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mi·sog·y·ny

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–noun

hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.

Compare misandry.

[Origin: 1650–60; < NL 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

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n. Hatred of women: "Every organized patriarchal religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny" (Robin Morgan).

[Greek mīsoguniā : mīso-, miso- + gunē, woman; see -gyny.]

mis'o·gyn'ic (mĭs'ə-jĭn'ĭk, -gī'nĭk) adj.

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misogyny

1656, from Gk. misogynia, from misogynes "woman-hater," from miso-, comb. form of misos "hatred" (from misein "to hate") + gyne "woman" (see queen). Misogynist is first recorded 1620.

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