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male answer syndrome en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mel ˌan.sʌɾ ˈsɪn.dɹom/ (Scotland)
• /mæɪ̯l ˌæn.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʉ̯m/ (Australia)
• /meːl ˌa(ː)n.sɜː(ɾ)ˈsɪn.ɖɾoːm/ (India)
• /mel ˌan.səɾ ˈsɪn.dɹom/ (Scotland)
• /meːl ˌa(ː)n.səɾ ˈsɪn.ɖɾoːm/ (India)
• /meɪ̯l ˌæn.səɹ ˈsɪn.dɹoʊ̯m/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə(ɹ)ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/
• /mæɪ̯l ˌɛn.sə ˈsən.dɹɐʉ̯m/ (New-Zealand)
• /meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /meɪ̯l ˌan.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• māl ăn′sər sĭn′drōm

Meanings

1. (capitalized, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable) A supposed male compulsion to answer questions regardless of whether one knows the answer.
   • Like most statements on BlueSky that call attention to norms of masculinity, accusations of male answer syndrome tend to be offered and taken in good humor. 2002 June 27, Lori Kendall, Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub: Masculinities and Relationships Online, University of California Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 76:
   • Psychologists at Southwestern University sought to determine whether such a thing as male answer syndrome actually exists. 2011 October 25, Valerie Young, The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It, New York: Crown Business, →ISBN, →OL, page 201:

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