Meanings
plural misogynisms
- countableuncountableThe principle or disposition of misogyny, the hatred of women.
1 more example
The lateness of her [Eve's] creation, and the irregular and undignified manner of it […] sufficiently mark the low opinion he [the author] held of her nature; and in the sequel his misogynism, as we may fairly call it, takes a still darker tinge, when he ascribes all the misfortunes and sorrows of the human race to the credulous folly and unbridled appetite of its first mother.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish naisviha, misogynia
- naisvihamisogyny
- misogyniamisogyny
Greek μισογυνισμός
- μισογυνισμός (misogynismós)misogyny
Romanian misoginism
- misoginismmisogyny
Spanish misoginia
- misoginiamisogyny
Swedish kvinnohat, misogyni
- kvinnohatmisogyny
- misogynimisogyny
Cite this entry
misogynism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misogynism
“misogynism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misogynism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misogynism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misogynism.
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