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Hatred of women
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misogyny
Word definitions for misogyny in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misogyny \Mi*sog"y*ny\ (m[i^]*s[o^]j"[i^]*n[y^]; 277), n. [Gr. misogyni`a: cf. F. misogynie.] Hatred of women. Contrast misandry . --Johnson.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Misogyny is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls . Misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways, including social exclusion , sex discrimination , hostility, androcentrism , patriarchy , and male privilege ideas, belittling of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Modern Latin misogynia , from Greek misogynia , from misogynes "woman-hater," from miso- (see miso- ) + gyne "woman" (see queen ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hatred of women [syn: misogynism ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.
Usage examples of misogyny.
God put misogyny in the hearts of women because he wanted the human race to multiply.
If, as seems fairly straightforward, a woman can unconsciously contribute to patriarchal institutions and act in accordance with ideologies rooted in misogyny, it stands to reason that a male writer might challenge sexist ideas without setting out on an ideological crusade to do so.
While the text offers evidence to indict Humbert, it is subtle enough that many readers overlook its critique of the misogyny illustrated in and purveyed by the rest of the text.
And these mythical machineries of evil Lolita narratives perpetuate a misogyny that imposes developmentally abnormal sexuality on some females and simultaneously punishes all females for any sexuality.
A bizarre and bastard concoction, made of equal parts lust and misogyny, all of it dressed up in theological gibberish.
This was generally an eighteenth-century frame of mind, which was in part to disappear in the covert misogyny of later nineteenth-century writers.
She realized it was for the best, for she knew she could never, under any circumstances, endure the misogyny of Tongor for a lifetime.
Weibes im Hexenhammer, Helsingfors, 1903, has set out to show that the very pronounced misogyny which is apparent in the Malleus Maleficarum can be traced to the Summa of S.
For me, misogyny is as natural as having a wank: something I recognize, tolerate and attempt to keep under control.
All were superwomen, born of Chrysalis, and veterans of dozens of daring raids and rescue missions waged against the oppressive forces of patriarchy and misogyny.
Which was about the sum of his love affairs, and he had almost decided Jordan was right in his misogyny.
If she had come out in favor of Motherhood, Apple Pie and The American Way, tens of thousands of noncommitted people would instantly take up the banners of Misogyny, Macrobiotics and Master Racism.