Dictionary

misogynist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ (UK)
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• /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.

Meanings

1. Misogynistic; relating to or exhibiting misogyny.
   • Authors push back against criticism by formulating a boundary so contributors can be viewed as serious, rational individuals, rather than misogynist extremists. 2023 January 14, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue, page 14:

Forms

misogynist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.

Meanings

1. One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
   • "Confound all women, I say!" muttered the young misogynist. 1857–1858, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume I, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858, →OCLC, page 327:
   • To combat perceived misrepresentation, incels attempt to distinguish themselves both from violent misogynists and from right-wing extremists. 2023 January 14, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue, page 14:
   • Job, like myself, is a bit of a misogynist - I fancy chiefly owing to the fact of his having been one of a family of seventeen - and the feelings expressed upon his countenance when he realised that he was not only being embraced publicly, and without authorisation on his own part, but also in the presence of his masters, were too mixed and painful to admit of accurate description. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
2. One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.

Forms

Antonyms

philogynist

Deriveds

anti-misogynist · neo-misogynist · trans-misogynist · nonmisogynist · transmisogynist · antimisogynist

Relateds

misandrist

Synonyms

misogyne · woman hater · misogynistic · woman-hater · womanhater

Translations (80)

sq mizogjen (hater of women) · de Frauenfeindin (hater of women) · gl misóxina (hater of women) · el μισογύνης (hater of women) · ga fuathaitheoir ban (hater of women) · vo vomihihetan (hater of women) · et misogüün (hater of women) · ko 여성혐오자 (hater of women) · uk жінконенави́сник (hater of women) · et naistevihkaja (hater of women) · ka ქალთმოძულე (hater of women) · ca masclista (hater of women) · lv mizogīns (hater of women) · sk mizogýn (hater of women) · hi स्त्रीद्वेषी (hater of women) · sl ženskomrznež (hater of women) · sh женомр́зац (hater of women) · lv misogīnists (hater of women) · ro misogină (hater of women) · hu nőgyűlölő (hater of women) · uk женоненави́сник (hater of women) · pl mizoginista (hater of women) · fi naistenvihaaja (hater of women) · cmn 厭惡女人者 /厌恶女人者 (hater of women) · hy կնատյաց (hater of women) · es misógina (hater of women) · nn kvinnehatar (hater of women) · ru женофо́б (hater of women) · th ผู้ไม่ชอบผู้หญิง (hater of women) · pt misógino (hater of women) · pl mizogin (hater of women) · ja ミソジニスト (hater of women) · vo vomihetan (hater of women) · fi naisvihaaja (hater of women) · is kvenhatari (hater of women) · ru мизогини́ст (hater of women) · lt mizoginas (hater of women) · vo vomijihetan (hater of women) · nl misogyn (hater of women) · nn misogyn (hater of women) · io hominodianto (hater of women) · de Frauenhasser (hater of women) · es misógino (hater of women) · ro misogin (hater of women) · bg женомра́зец (hater of women) · be жананенаві́снік (hater of women) · de Frauenfeind (hater of women) · sv kvinnohatare (hater of women) · ca misogin (hater of women) · nb kvinnehater (hater of women) · sh ženomŕzac (hater of women) · ms misoginis (hater of women) · ko 여자를 혐오하는 남자 (hater of women) · da misogyn (hater of women) · de Frauenhasserin (hater of women) · pt misógina (hater of women) · cmn 憎恨女人的人 (hater of women) · ja 女嫌い (hater of women) · fr misogyne (hater of women) · it misogino (hater of women) · tr kadın düşmanı (hater of women) · sv misogyn (hater of women) · vi người ghét phụ nữ (hater of women) · grc μισογύνης (hater of women) · de Misogyn (hater of women) · nl vrouwenhater (hater of women) · ru мизоги́н (hater of women) · ru женоненави́стник (hater of women) · fi misogyyni (hater of women) · cs misogyn (hater of women) · cmn 厭惡女人的人 /厌恶女人的人 (hater of women) · mk жено́мразец (hater of women) · ca misògina (hater of women) · eo mizogino (hater of women) · sq mizogjin (hater of women) · id misoginis (hater of women) · nrf haîsseux d'femmes (hater of women) · gl misóxino (hater of women) · da kvindehader (hater of women) · nb misogyn (hater of women)