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.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

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.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Bernie Sanders:

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

2. Steven Driscoll:

   You often see a crossover between misogynistic views and White supremacy, far-right ideology, as well as in some cases far-left ideologies, the body of research examining misogyny as an extreme ideology and incels specifically, as well as its intersection with other ideologies like White supremacy, as a field of research, is growing.

3. Janine Hendry:

   The stuff that Chanel is uncovering is testament to the fact that( misogyny) is alive and well and we need to knock it on its head.

4. 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.

5. Joshua Coleman:

   That's probably some kind of a persistence of misogyny or patriarchy or something in that camp -- that the idea of a man taking on his wife's last name would be somehow considered problematic.

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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