misogynist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/

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Noun

misogynist (plural misogynists)

1. One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
   • 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume I, London: Bradbury & Evans, , published 1858, →OCLC, page 327:

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

   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     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.

2. One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.

Synonyms

• misogyne (rare)
• woman hater, woman-hater, womanhater

Antonyms

• philogynist

Derived terms

Related terms

• misandrist

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Adjective

misogynist (comparative more misogynist, superlative most misogynist)

1. Misogynistic: relating to or exhibiting misogyny.

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