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MISOGYNIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does misogynist mean? 

MISOGYNIST (noun)
  The noun MISOGYNIST has 1 sense:

1. a misanthrope who dislikes women in particularplay

  Familiarity information: MISOGYNIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MISOGYNIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A misanthrope who dislikes women in particular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

misogynist; woman hater

Hypernyms ("misogynist" is a kind of...):

misanthrope; misanthropist (someone who dislikes people in general)

Derivation:

misogynistic (hating women in particular)

misogyny (hatred of women)


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