- misogyny
- noun Etymology: Greek misogynia, from misein to hate + gynē woman — more at queen Date: circa 1656 a hatred of women • misogynic adjective • misogynist noun or adjective • misogynistic adjective
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Misogyny — Mi*sog y*ny (m[i^]*s[o^]j [i^]*n[y^]; 277), n. [Gr. misogyni a: cf. F. misogynie.] Hatred of women. Contrast {misandry}. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misogyny — (n.) 1650s, from Mod.L. misogynia, from Gk. misogynia, from misogynes woman hater, from miso (see MISO (Cf. miso )) + gyne woman (see QUEEN (Cf. queen)) … Etymology dictionary
misogyny — ► NOUN ▪ hatred of women. ORIGIN from Greek misos hatred + gun woman … English terms dictionary
misogyny — [mi säj′ə nē] n. [Gr misogynia: see MISO & GYNY] hatred of women, esp. by a man misogynist n. misogynous adj. misogynic misogynistic … English World dictionary
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