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Definition of Misogyny
1. Noun. Hatred of women.
Generic synonyms: Hate, Hatred
Derivative terms: Misogynic, Misogynist, Misogynous
Antonyms: Philogyny
Definition of Misogyny
1. n. Hatred of women.
Definition of Misogyny
1. Noun. hatred or contempt for women ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misogyny
1. a hatred of women [n -NIES]
Medical Definition of Misogyny
1. Aversion to or hatred of women. Origin: G. Miseo, to hate, + gyne, woman (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misogyny
Literary usage of Misogyny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lover's Lexicon: A Handbook for Novelists, Playwrights, Philosophers by Frederick Greenwood (1893)
"Nothing corresponding to misogyny is born in woman, though it may be implanted
there by man's unkindness. The dictionaries have no name for such a thing. ..."
2. American Thumb-prints: Mettle of Our Men and Women by Kate Stephens (1905)
"... UP-TO-DATE misogyny "I HATE every woman!" cries Euripides, in keen iambics in
a citation of the Florilegium of ..."
3. Essays and Studies by John Churton Collins (1895)
"The misogyny of the Restoration Dramatists is that of mere libertines and wits.
But the misogyny of Chesterfield resembles that of lago or Frederick the ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1828)
"The singularity of Cuthbert was his misogyny, the cause of which Mr. Raine ascribes
to his ... That it partly strengthened his misogyny is very probable; ..."
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