misogyn

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs).

Noun

misogyn (plural misogyns)

  1. (rare) Synonym of misogynist.
    • 1817, S T Coleridge, “An Affectionate Exhortation to Those who in Early Life Feel Themselves Disposed to Become Authors”, in Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, volume I, London: Rest Fenner, , →OCLC, page 231:
      Instead of the vehement and almost slanderous dehortation from marriage, which the Misogyne, Boccaccio (Vita e Costumi di Dante, p. 12, 16) addresses to literary men, I would substitute the simple advice: be not merely a man of letters! Let literature be an honourable augmentation to your arms; but not constitute the coat, or fill the escutchion!
    • 1876 July, , “A Woman-Hater.—Part II.”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CXX, number DCCXXIX, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood & Sons, , chapter V, page 19, column 1:
      The Misogyn was struck dumb. When he recovered, it was to repine at the lot of man.
    • 1886 July 10, V., “Paris Letter”, in Science: An Illustrated Journal, volume VIII, number 182, New York, N.Y.: The Science Company, published 30 July 1886, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 95, column 1:
      There were twenty centenarians,—four bachelors, one married man, six widowers, one unmarried woman, one married one, and seven widows. It seems that conjugal life is not very favorable to old age: misanthropes, or rather misogyns, may take a hint, and philosophers may moralize on this statistical fact.
    • 1919, Max Beerbohm, “‘Savonarola’ Brown”, in Seven Men, London: William Heinemann, →OCLC, page 186:
      He, love-sick? ’Tis a goodly jest! The confirm’d misogyn a ladies’ man!

References

  1. ^ misogyn, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: mi‧so‧gyn

Noun

misogyn m anim

  1. misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous

Declension

Further reading

Danish

Adjective

misogyn (neuter misogynt, plural and definite singular attributive misogyne)

  1. misogynist
    Synonym: kvindehadende

Noun

misogyn

  1. (obsolete) misogynist
    Synonym: kvindehader

Declension

Declension of misogyn
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative misogyn misogynen misogyner misogynerne
genitive misogyns misogynens misogyners misogynernes

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French misogyne, from Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmi.zoːˈɣin/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mi‧so‧gyn
  • Rhymes: -in

Adjective

misogyn (comparative misogyner, superlative misogynst)

  1. misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous

Declension

Declension of misogyn
uninflected misogyn
inflected misogyne
comparative misogyner
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial misogyn misogyner het misogynst
het misogynste
indefinite m./f. sing. misogyne misogynere misogynste
n. sing. misogyn misogyner misogynste
plural misogyne misogynere misogynste
definite misogyne misogynere misogynste
partitive misogyns misogyners

Synonyms

Noun

misogyn m (plural misogynen)

  1. misogynist

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

misogyn (strong nominative masculine singular misogyner, comparative misogyner, superlative am misogynsten)

  1. misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous
    Synonym: frauenfeindlich

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

misogyn (comparative mer misogyn, superlative mest misogyn)

  1. misogynistic
    Antonym: misandrisk

Declension

Inflection of misogyn
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular misogyn mer misogyn mest misogyn
neuter singular misogynt mer misogynt mest misogynt
plural misogyna mer misogyna mest misogyna
masculine plural2 misogyne mer misogyna mest misogyna
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 misogyne mer misogyne mest misogyne
all misogyna mer misogyna mest misogyna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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