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Synonyms for misogyny


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mi-soj-uh-nee, mahy-
Phonetic Transcription : mɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni, maɪ-



Définition of misogyny

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Modern Latin misogynia, from Greek misogynia, from misogynes "woman-hater," from miso- (see miso-) + gyne "woman" (see queen).
  • noun hatred of women
Example sentences :
  • When he and I dwelt there together, the pavilion had been a temple of misogyny.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
  • Compulsory asceticism has bred misogyny, and misogyny scruples.
  • Extract from : « Ancestors » by Gertrude Atherton
  • Katherine Devlin is another creature of her maker's misogyny.
  • Extract from : « Irish Plays and Playwrights » by Cornelius Weygandt
  • In his present humor of misogyny he wondered why it was thought to be necessary to put a woman in everything.
  • Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
  • As they fell in love and out again with the facility of so many Romeos, they discoursed among themselves as to his misogyny.
  • Extract from : « The Crux » by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
  • Harris Rudnik had been encouraged to misogyny by cross eyes and a pockmarked complexion.
  • Extract from : « The Competitive Nephew » by Montague Glass
  • Harris started and blushed, but at length his misogyny asserted itself and he turned a beetling frown on Miss Duckman.
  • Extract from : « The Competitive Nephew » by Montague Glass
  • And he walked haughtily up the street, leaving Mr. Watson to ponder upon this case of misogyny, never until that moment suspected.
  • Extract from : « Seventeen » by Booth Tarkington
  • Then he laughed somewhat, and added, “I always get misogyny and heterophemy mixed.”
  • Extract from : « The Dreamers » by John Kendrick Bangs

Antonyms for misogyny

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