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mi⋅sog⋅y⋅ny

  [mi-soj-uh-nee, mahy-]
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–noun
hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.
Compare misandry.

Origin:
1650–60; < NL misogynia. See miso-, gyn-, -y 3

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

[Greek mīsoguniā : mīso-, miso- + gunē, woman; see -gyny.]
mis'o·gyn'ic (mĭs'ə-jĭn'ĭk, -gī'nĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

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

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

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