misogyny

misogyny Definition

mi·sogy·ny (mi säj′ə nē)

noun

hatred of women, esp. by a man

Etymology: Gr misogynia: see miso- & -gyny

misogyny Related Forms

mi·sog′y·nist noun mi·sog′y·nous adjective or mi·sog′y·nic or mi·sog′y·nis′·tic

misogyny Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

casual: If we follow Iglesias's thesis, this runs from comfortable, bourgeois irrelevance to casual misogyny.
blatant: To the more extreme end you find the blatant misogyny flaunted in Slick Rick's track ' Treat Her Like A Prostitute ' .
explicit: The first stage of realizing the importance of gender consisted of the cataloging of the explicit misogyny of most of the canon.

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