Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as misogyny.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun misogyny.

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  • noun uncountable the principle of misogyny, the hatred of women
  • noun countable the act of conditioning women to feel bad about being women

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun hatred of women

Etymologies

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misogyny” + “-ism

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Examples

  • Who delights in tempering a genuine tenderness and reticence with the women who love him with a loud and unabashed misogynism?

    Peter Clothier: Keef Peter Clothier 2011

  • Who delights in tempering a genuine tenderness and reticence with the women who love him with a loud and unabashed misogynism?

    Peter Clothier: Keef Peter Clothier 2011

  • Taggart, who now works as a media consultant for London-based financial PR firm MRM, also spoke about Brooks ignoring misogynism in copy, claiming that he and his fellow journalists were encouraged to refer to women as tarts, slappers or hookers.

    What The Sun's departed executive was doing an hour before his dismissal 2011

  • Racism and misogynism can be hard not to code into narrative.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • Who delights in tempering a genuine tenderness and reticence with the women who love him with a loud and unabashed misogynism?

    Peter Clothier: Keef Peter Clothier 2011

  • Of course, given the religious overtones, heavy meta and the shows absolute red-neck misogynism most of the awesomeness of Supernatural would be wasted on you.

    Supernatural Review Episode 5.03 rabid1st 2009

  • Racism and misogynism can be hard not to code into narrative.

    Fanfiction Hal Duncan 2010

  • "I don't know how you don't identify sexism when Wall Street itself is notorious for its sexism and misogynism."

    HUFFPOST HILL - AUGUST 12TH, 2010 2010

  • Did electing a female PM herald the end of misogynism in the UK?

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • Therefore, they demonstrate sexism, misogynism, ageism, etc. in their attacks on those who oppose them.

    Easing Off Online Obscenities - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

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