misogynistic
- adjective
- /ˌmɪsəˈdʒɪnɪstɪk/
- Offensive
- He often makes misogynistic remarks that offend his colleagues at work.
- misogynistic discourses
- misogynistic culture
- misogynistic texts
I'm like the least misogynistic bloke in the world.
- I'm like the least misogynistic bloke in the world.
- It's racist, it's misogynistic, it's Craven.
- But this isn't just misogynistic, it's classist.
- His policies are misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic.
- So has he done misogynistic things before?
- The author, like, hands down is so good at writing really misogynistic men.
- He's, you know, he's always misogynistic.
- No, I think Jonathan sent me something that I think is really very misogynistic.
- Like, you know, childhood, teenage years and just seeing how unfair and misogynistic society is and how it affected her.
- But such a simple, clear, obvious message was deemed incendiary, problematic, misogynistic.
- And he's there throwing the dog down the chute, he insults people, he's misogynistic, he's racist, you know, all whatever.
- Oh, are you referring to like how people always go on and on about how misogynistic the show was?
- Not a misogynistic filmmaker Who wants to put you in a box when you're on set.
- Like Tony Robbins was still very misogynistic, but I think it was a lot, a lot more covert.
Examples
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Why is your book so misogynistic?
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The show has overt misogynistic patterns in Tony's dealing with her.
Academic text (2014) -
And I, I count really misogynistic comments within negative comments.
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Like as misogynistic as it was, he was not wrong.
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So has he done misogynistic things before?
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Is there anything more misogynistic than claiming that all women should think alike?
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Like, you know, childhood, teenage years and just seeing how unfair and misogynistic society is and how it affected her.
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In order to counteract misogynistic attacks, Renaissance women dedicated their work to a respected female figure.
Academic text (2002) -
Indeed, some of these misogynistic attitudes are confirmed in stories retold to us as jokes from former male MPs.
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Bourgois described New York street-selling culture as highly patriarchal and misogynistic, which made it difficult for him to interview women.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Treating people unfairly because of their sex, often women
Having an unfair belief that your own group is better than others
Having or showing strong hatred of women
Having a strong dislike or distrust of women
How Prejudiced
Surface Forms
Morphology
misogynistic = misogynist (transparent) = miso + gyn + ic
The adjective is transparently formed from the noun 'misogynist' by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic', so its meaning directly relates to hatred or prejudice against women.
Etymology
Misogynistic comes from Greek parts miso- meaning 'hatred' and gynē meaning 'woman'. You can see gynē in the word gynecologist, a doctor for women, which helps you remember the 'woman' part. So, misogynistic describes words or actions that show 'hatred' or unfair feelings toward women.