androcentrism

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noun

An ideological focus on males, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males.

Opposite
gynocentrism
OriginEnglish andro- ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →
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Meanings

nounandrocentrism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ideological focus on males, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
gynocentrism
Also see
masculism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  2. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
  4. Englishandro-
  5. Englishandrocentrism

From andro- + -centrism.

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Translations

Arabic مَرْكَزِيَّة ذُكُورِيَّة
  • مَرْكَزِيَّة ذُكُورِيَّةideological focus on males
Catalan androcentrisme
  • androcentrismeideological focus on males
French androcentrisme
  • androcentrismeideological focus on males
Greek ανδροκεντρισμός
  • ανδροκεντρισμός (androkentrismós)ideological focus on males
Polish androcentryzm
  • androcentryzmideological focus on males
Portuguese androcentrismo
  • androcentrismoideological focus on males
Spanish androcentrismo
  • androcentrismoideological focus on males
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APA

androcentrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androcentrism

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Chicago

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