mi·sog·y·ny

(mĭ-sŏj′ə-nē)

Hatred or mistrust of women.

[Greek mīsoguniā : mīso-, miso- + gunē, woman; see -gyny.]

mis′o·gyn′ic (mĭs′ə-jĭn′ĭk, -gī′nĭk) adj.

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misogynic

(ˌmɪsəˈdʒɪnɪk) or

misogynistical

adj

variants of misogynistic

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

misogynic - (used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women

distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

Translations

misógino

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