Definitions for misogyny
mɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni, maɪ-misog·y·ny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. misogyny, misogynismnoun

   hatred of women

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. misogynynoun

   hatred or contempt for women

2. Etymology: From μισογυνία and μισογύνης, from μισέω + γυνή.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Misogynynoun

   Hatred of women.

   Etymology: μισῶ and γυνὴ.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Misogyny

   Misogyny () is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. Misogyny manifests in numerous ways, including social exclusion, sex discrimination, hostility, androcentrism, patriarchy, male privilege, belittling of women, disenfranchisement of women, violence against women, and sexual objectification. Misogyny can be found within sacred texts of religions, mythologies, and Western philosophy and Eastern philosophy.

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1. misogyny

   Misogyny is the hatred, contempt, or prejudice against women or girls. It can manifest in various ways, such as social exclusion, sex discrimination, hostility, androcentrism, patriarchy, male privilege, belittling of women, violence against women, and sexual objectification. It might be manifested in criminal behavior such as rape and domestic violence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Misogynynoun

   hatred of women

2. Etymology: [Gr. misogyni`a: cf. F. misogynie.]

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1. Misogyny

   Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways, including sexual discrimination, denigration of women, violence against women, and sexual objectification of women. Misogyny has been characterised as a prominent feature of the mythologies of the ancient world as well as various religions. In addition, many influential Western philosophers have been described as misogynistic. The male counterpart of misogyny is misandry, the hatred or dislike of men; the antonym of misogyny is philogyny, the love or fondness of women.

How to pronounce misogyny?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of misogyny in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of misogyny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of misogyny in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   Any of you who’ve read my book about 'what happened' know that I think misogyny and sexism was part of that campaign—it was one of the contributing factors, some of it was old-fashioned sexism and the refusal to accept the equality of women, and certainly the equality of women’s leadership.

2. Atila Roque:

   This particular congressman already has long been a provocateur, particularly in the areas of sexual rights, of women, of the LGBT population, of people who stand for other values, he has consistently been provoking violence and misogyny and sexism.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   I started the campaign knowing that I would have to work extra hard to make women and men feel comfortable with the idea of a woman president, it doesn't fit into the -- the stereotypes we all carry around in our head. And a lot of the sexism and the misogyny was in service of these attitudes. Like, you know,' We really don't want a woman commander in chief.'.

4. Maya Kamble:

   If you are reading this and you marched in the Black Lives Matter movement or you desire to live in a society free of racism, racial discrimination, sexism or misogyny, then you should be paying attention, because while caste oppression or discrimination does not affect all Americans, the way it manifests itself is no different than other types of oppression under capitalism.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   There's been a lot of vitriol and misogyny, i think that probably hasn't helped him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=misogyny
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Misogyny
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=misogyny
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misogyny
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=misogyny