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misogynist

misogynist

47 8.1
A person who dislikes or hates women
  • noun
  • /mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst/
  • Offensive
translation icon : misógino
  • So you know, when I hear about what a racist, misogynist patriarchy we live in, how do you even leave the house?
  • misogynist views
  • misogynist view of women
  • misogynist discourse

They need to be not a misogynist.

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Examples

  • And in Ranieri's situation, ironically, I think it's fair to say that he was a misogynist, that he had no real respect for women.

  • Because of the presence of misogynist narratives across ethnic genres, the assumption is that they perform cultural work.

    Academic text (2014)
  • OK, you call out misogynist online, is that right?

  • We now return to misogynist Santa.

  • What kind of misogynist contest is this?

  • Well, the main thing they were learning seemed to be what a misogynist Shakespeare was.

    Academic text (1999)
  • As in other police forces in the UK, there is clear evidence that Police Scotland has misogynist and sexual predators in its ranks.

  • You parse what people say and do, and then accuse them of being racist or misogynist or otherwise horrible.

  • If Achebe were solely concerned with the predicament of the nation, why present a misogynist as the unreliable narrator?

    Academic text (2017)
  • The documentary exposed the misogynist attitudes that still exist in many workplaces.

Synonyms

woman hater
vsmisogynist
  • Offensive
2 8.1

A person who strongly dislikes women

is more about deep prejudice and contempt rather than active hostility

Antonyms

194 3.6

A person who supports equal rights for women

How Prejudiced

misogynist
  • Offensive
47 8.1
sexist
  • Offensive
3 4.2
ally
996 2.8

Surface Forms

misogynist singular
misogynists plural

Morphology

misogynist = misogyny (transparent) = miso + gyn + ist

Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-ist' to the noun 'misogyny', so the agentive meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Misogynist comes from Greek parts misos 'hatred' and gynē 'woman'. So a misogynist is someone who hates or strongly dislikes women.