Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [mi-soj-uh-nee, mahy-]
- /mɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni, maɪ-/
- /mɪˈsɒdʒ.ɪ.ni/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [mi-soj-uh-nee, mahy-]
- /mɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni, maɪ-/
Definitions of misogyny word
- noun misogyny hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women. 1
- noun misogyny The hatred of women by men. 1
- noun misogyny hatred of women 1
- uncountable noun misogyny Misogyny is a strong dislike of women. 0
- noun misogyny hatred of women, esp. by a man 0
Information block about the term
Origin of misogyny
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
From the New Latin word misogynia, dating back to 1650-60. See miso-, gyn-, -y3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Misogyny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
misogyny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
misogyny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misogyny
noun misogyny
- sexism — attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.
- prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
Antonyms for misogyny
Top questions with misogyny
- what is misogyny?
- what is a misogyny?
- what does misogyny mean?
- what does the word misogyny mean?
- what is misogyny mean?
- what is the opposite of misogyny?
- what is the definition of misogyny?
- how to pronounce misogyny?
- what is misogyny and misandry?
- what does misogyny?
- what is the meaning of misogyny?
- what is misogyny example?
- how to deal with misogyny?
- what misogyny means?
- misogyny what does it mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with mi
- Words starting with mis
- Words starting with miso
- Words starting with misog
- Words starting with misogy
- Words starting with misogyn
- Words starting with misogyny