misogynist
noun
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Pronunciation: /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ / /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/
adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.
- Misogynistic; relating to or exhibiting misogyny.
“Authors push back against criticism by formulating a boundary so contributors can be viewed as serious, rational individuals, rather than misogynist extremists.”
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.
- One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
“"Confound all women, I say!" muttered the young misogynist.”
“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.”
- One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.