hypermasculine
- adjective
- /ˌhaɪpərˈmæskjʊlɪn/
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hipermasculino
- A characteristic of hypermasculine men is the desire to avenge violently perceived wrongs done to them, including wrongs in the form of public slights.
- hypermasculine and strangely feminine
- hypermasculine men
Build yourself up like those special forces guys or like the Spartans and all this hypermasculine stuff.
- Build yourself up like those special forces guys or like the Spartans and all this hypermasculine stuff.
- What's being magnified by the machines today is our hypermasculine driven society to more progress, more doing, more havoc.
Examples
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Arlene also experienced challenges from students and discrimination in a hypermasculine classroom culture.
Academic text (2008) -
Hypermasculine attitudes can often create an unwelcoming atmosphere for anyone who doesn't conform to traditional gender roles.
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Americans sought to show that their men were neither hypermasculine nor infantilized, both traits that made men ineligible for constitutional democracy in the eyes of Hobbes and Filmer.
Academic text (2009) -
In a hypermasculine environment, emotional expression is often discouraged and seen as a sign of weakness.
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The film portrayed its hero as a hypermasculine character, relying on brute strength rather than intellect.
Synonyms
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Acting very proud and forceful about being a man
Having very strong male physical features in the face or body
Antonyms
How Masculine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hypermasculine combines hyper- ('too much') and masculine ('male'), like in hyperactive. So, as an adjective it describes behavior that is 'too much male', for example pushing toughness and not showing feelings.