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misogynism

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n.1.misogyny.

misogynism, misogyny
an extreme dislike of females, frequently based upon unhappy experience or upbringing. Cf. misandry.
See also: Attitudes
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Noun1.misogynism - hatred of womenmisogynism - hatred of women                      
hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action


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Dafoe also defended Von Trier against charges of misogynism -- one of the accusations levelled after its shock screening in Cannes.
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Problems begin when interpreters highlight Jesus' Jewish ethnocentrism; they increase when commentators include the idea that in heeding the woman Jesus also overcame his Jewish misogynism.
 
 
 
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