Misogyny

Quick meaning: Misogyny is a noun meaning Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

Meaning

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

Example Sentences

His misogyny, like that of his predecessors, is more than prejudice; […]

[…] a lonely straight male had no equivalently forgiving Theory of Masculinism to help him out of this bind, this key to all misogynies: […]

This ontological symbiosis also explains his misogyny. By envying Sue, as the man he cannot become, he projects his self-loathing onto her, trying to diminish what he actually admires.

Although she argues against a simplistic conflation of types of prejudice, she suggests that misogyny is typically present in both narcissistic and obsessive forms of anti-Semitic prejudice.

Word Forms

• misogynies

Synonyms for misogyny

Depending on context, synonyms include misogynism.

Antonyms for misogyny

Common opposites include philogyny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misogynism, transmisogyny, mysogynism, misogynoir, misogamy, anti-misogyny.

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