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MISOGYNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does misogyny mean?
• MISOGYNY (noun)
The noun MISOGYNY has 1 sense:
1. hatred of women
Familiarity information: MISOGYNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hatred of women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
misogynism; misogyny
Hypernyms ("misogyny" is a kind of...):
hate; hatred (the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)
Antonym:
philogyny (admiration for women)
Derivation:
misogynic ((used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women)
misogynist (a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular)
misogynous (hating women in particular)
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