Antifemale
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antifemale is an adjective meaning Averse to, or acting against, females.
Meaning
Averse to, or acting against, females.
More Meanings
- A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
Example Sentences
As Das Gupta reports, antifemale bias is stronger for later-born siblings.
Susan Brownmiller states that heterosexual pornography is the undiluted essence of anti-female propaganda, and a clear explication of the philosophy of rape.
We [are] entering this new era in molecular biology of sex determination where it's a more subtle dosage of genes, some pro-males, some pro-females, some anti-males, some anti-females that all interplay with each other rather than a simply linear pathway of genes going one after the other.
Word Forms
- anti-female
- antifemales
Synonyms for antifemale
Depending on context, synonyms include gynophobic, misogynist, misogynous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anti-female, antimale, antifeminine, antiwoman, anti-antifeminist, antifeministic.
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