misogynist

noun, adj — 3 senses

misogynist

noun

UK /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ · US /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/

Etymology From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.

1

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

  • "Confound all women, I say!" muttered the young misogynist.1857–1858, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume I, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858, →OCLC, page 327:
  • Job, like myself, is a bit of a misogynist - I fancy chiefly owing to the fact of his having been one of a family of seventeen - and the feelings expressed upon his countenance when he realised that he was not only being embraced publicly, and without authorisation on his own part, but also in the presence of his masters, were too mixed and painful to admit of accurate description.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
1 more example
  • To combat perceived misrepresentation, incels attempt to distinguish themselves both from violent misogynists and from right-wing extremists.2023 January 23, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue, page 14:
2

One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.

Synonyms
misogyne, misogynistic, woman hater, woman-hater, womanhater
Antonyms
philogynist
Derived terms
antimisogynist, anti-misogynist, neo-misogynist, nonmisogynist, transmisogynist, trans-misogynist
Related terms
misandrist

misogynist

adj

Etymology From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.

1

Misogynistic; relating to or exhibiting misogyny.

  • Authors push back against criticism by formulating a boundary so contributors can be viewed as serious, rational individuals, rather than misogynist extremists.2023 January 23, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue, page 14:

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