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unfeminist

unfeminist

1 7.6
Not supporting equal rights and fair treatment for women
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɛmɪnɪst/
translation icon : no feminista
  • Many people consider her comments to be quite unfeminist, as they dismiss important women's issues.

Examples

  • The policy was deemed unfeminist by activists who felt it undermined women's rights.

  • And so for that reason, I believe it's not being unfeminist.

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  • "And even that leaves room for Alternate Character Interpretation; there's nothing unfeminist about simply deciding that you want a change of pace.

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  • Regardless of statistics and personal preference, calling women 'selfish' for choosing to deliver in a surrounding in which they feel comfortable is terribly unfeminist.

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  • Critics argued that his views were unfeminist and went against the principles of gender equality.

Synonyms

sexist
vsunfeminist
  • Offensive
137 5.8

Treating people unfairly because of their sex, often women

does not support ideas for women's equality or the movement behind them

Antonyms

feminist
194 3.6

A person who supports equal rights for women

How Feminist

feminist
142 3.7
neutral
218 3.6
unfeminist
1 7.6

Surface Forms

unfeminist positive

Morphology

unfeminist = feminist (transparent) = un + feminist

Standard negation of the adjective 'feminist' by the productive prefix 'un-', yielding 'not supporting or in line with feminist ideas'.

Etymology

Unfeminist is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and feminist meaning someone or something that supports 'women's rights'. So it means not supporting or acting against feminist ideas.