misogyny
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mi·sog·y·ny
(mĭ-sŏj′ə-nē)n.
Hatred or mistrust of women.
[Greek mīsoguniā : mīso-, miso- + gunē, woman; see -gyny.]
mis′o·gyn′ic (mĭs′ə-jĭn′ĭk, -gī′nĭk) adj.
misogyny
(mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ; maɪ-)n
hatred of women
[C17: from Greek, from miso- + gunē woman]
miˈsogynist n, adj
miˌsogyˈnistic, miˈsogynous adj
mi•sog•y•ny
(mɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni, maɪ-)n.
hatred of or hostility toward women.
[1650–60; < Greek mīsogynía= mīsogyn(ēs) a woman-hater (mīso- miso- + -gynēs, adj. derivative of gynḗ woman) + -ia -y3]
mi•sog′y•nic, mi•sog′y•nous, mi•sog`y•nis′tic, adj.
mi•sog′y•nist, n.
misogyny
a hatred of women — misogynist, n.
See also: Womenan extreme dislike of females, frequently based upon unhappy experience or upbringing. Cf. misandry.
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| Noun | 1. |  misogyny - hatred of women hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action philogyny - admiration for women |
misogyny
noun
Quotations
"Nothing makes a man hate a woman more than her constant conversation" [William Wycherley The Country Wife]
"Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." [Dr. Johnson]
"Nothing makes a man hate a woman more than her constant conversation" [William Wycherley The Country Wife]
"Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." [Dr. Johnson]
Translations
misogynianaisviha
misogyny
n → Frauenfeindlichkeit f, → Misogynie f (geh)
mi·sog·y·ny
n. misoginia, aversión a las mujeres.