Dictionary

androcentrism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- English -centrism English androcentrism From andro- + -centrism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An ideological focus on males, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males.

Antonyms

gynocentrism

Relateds

phallogocentrism · androcentric · phallocentrism

Translations (6)

ca androcentrisme (ideological focus on males) · fr androcentrisme (ideological focus on males) · pt androcentrismo (ideological focus on males) · el ανδροκεντρισμός (ideological focus on males) · es androcentrismo (ideological focus on males) · ar مَرْكَزِيَّة ذُكُورِيَّة (ideological focus on males)