Definition of Antifeminism

1. Noun. Activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women.

Exact synonyms: Chauvinism, Male Chauvinism
Generic synonyms: Sexism
Derivative terms: Antifeminist, Chauvinist

Definition of Antifeminism

1. Noun. Opposition to one, or more, or all forms of feminism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antifeminism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antifeminism

antifashions
antifat
antifatigue
antifear
antifebrile
antifebriles
antifebrine
antifederal
antifederalism
antifederalist
antifederalists
antifeedant
antifeedants
antifemale
antifeminine
antifeminism (current term)
antifeminisms
antifeminist
antifeministic
antifeminists
antifermion
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antifermions
antiferrodistortion
antiferrodistortive
antiferroelectric
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antiferroelectricity
antiferroelectrics
antiferromagnet

Literary usage of Antifeminism

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

1. The Queen Mary Psalter: A Study of Affect and Audience by Anne Rudloff Stanton (2001)
"... see Emerson Brown, Jr., in "Biblical Women in the Merchant's Tale: Feminism, antifeminism, and Beyond," Viator 5 (1974): 393 and n. ..."

2. The Making of Women: Oxford Essays in Feminism by Victor Gollancz, Agnes Maude Royden (1917)
"When antifeminism has quite passed away we may even dare to admit that there will perhaps always be women who, quite apart from motherhood, ..."

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