Misogynist

Quick meaning: Misogynist is a noun meaning One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

Meaning

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

More Meanings

1. One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.
2. Misogynistic; relating to or exhibiting misogyny.

Example Sentences

"Confound all women, I say!" muttered the young misogynist.

To combat perceived misrepresentation, incels attempt to distinguish themselves both from violent misogynists and from right-wing extremists.

Authors push back against criticism by formulating a boundary so contributors can be viewed as serious, rational individuals, rather than misogynist extremists.

Job, like myself, is a bit of a misogynist - I fancy chiefly owing to the fact of his having been one of a family of seventeen - and the feelings expressed upon his countenance when he realised that he was not only being embraced publicly, and without authorisation on his own part, but also in the presence of his masters, were too mixed and painful to admit of accurate description.

Word Forms

• misogynists

Synonyms for misogynist

Depending on context, synonyms include misogyne, misogynistic, woman hater, womanhater, misogamist.

Antonyms for misogynist

Common opposites include philogynist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include woman hater, misogamist, mysogynist, misandrist, mysogenist, misogynism.

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