misogynism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English misogyny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English misogynism From misogyny + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The principle or disposition of misogyny, the hatred of women.
The lateness of her [Eve's] creation, and the irregular and undignified manner of it […] sufficiently mark the low opinion he [the author] held of her nature; and in the sequel his misogynism, as we may fairly call it, takes a still darker tinge, when he ascribes all the misfortunes and sorrows of the human race to the credulous folly and unbridled appetite of its first mother.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misogynisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (7)
el μισογυνισμός (misogyny) · ro misoginism (misogyny) · es misoginia (misogyny) · fi misogynia (misogyny) · fi naisviha (misogyny) · sv misogyni (misogyny) · sv kvinnohat (misogyny)