Definition of Misogynistic

1. Adjective. Hating women in particular.

Exact synonyms: Misogynous
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Misogynist, Misogyny

Definition of Misogynistic

1. Adjective. of, or relating to misogyny, the hatred of, or pathological aversion to women ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misogynistic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misogynistic

misobserves
misobserving
misocainea
misocapnic
misocapnist
misogamic
misogamies
misogamist
misogamists
misogamy
misogynic
misogynies
misogynise
misogynism
misogynist
misogynistic (current term)
misogynists
misogynous
misogyny
misologia
misologies
misologist
misologists
misology
misomania
misomaniac
misomaniacal
misomaniacs
misomusist
misoneism

Literary usage of Misogynistic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature by John Addington Symonds (1881)
"Alberti's misogynistic essays remind us how very difficult it is to understand or explain the tone of popular literature in that century with regard to ..."

2. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"The Hadith are just as misogynistic as the Koran. Muhammad said that compared to men, women tend to lack common sense, fail at religion and rob others of ..."

3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"In the second portion we have strikingly misogynistic sentiment and, as was to be expected, severe attacks upon an ignorant and licentious priesthood. ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1877)
"Lastly, crede experto, the traveller who thinks of crossing the Atlantic in a misogynistic spirit will do well to stay at home and not expose himself to the ..."

5. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"... and kept in her family circle the freshness of an old maid's misogynistic antipathies with a certain guilty and remorseful consciousness of widowhood. ..."

6. A History of Matrimonial Institutions Chiefly in England and the United by George Elliott Howard (1904)
"... of higher education is enabling her better to share with man in doing the world's work. Besides, in spite of the vain imaginings of misogynistic ..."

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