misogynist

[ mi-soj-uh-nist, mahy‑ ]

noun

1. a person who hates, dislikes, or mistrusts women.
2. a person whose views are shaped by ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women; a sexist:

   a renowned playboy and misogynist—a poster child for sexism.

adjective

1. showing a hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women:

   He faces federal hate crime charges for racist and misogynist rants.

Other Words From

• mi·sog·y·nis·tic [mi-soj-, uh, -, nis, -tik, mahy‑] adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of misogynist¹

First recorded in 1620–30; misogyny ( def ), -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

Ju Hui Judy Han, an assistant professor in gender studies at UCLA, told CNN that what undergirds 4B in South Korea is the question of "why and how could anyone imagine getting married and giving birth" in a deeply misogynist environment.

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It's reasonable to fear that the risk is rising, after the election of an openly misogynist president who creates a permission structure for other men to be more domineering.

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If "invading hordes of immigrants" are the enemy, and falling white birthrates are key to the problem, then the right's misogynist agenda and its xenophobic agenda are much more tightly linked than ever before.

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This campaign was especially fraught with President Joe Biden belatedly realizing that he wasn't capable of campaigning, and the party taking the risk of running a woman and person of color against one of the most racist, misogynist demagogues ever to run on a major party ticket.

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Being a misogynist boor may offer temporary gratification, but in the long or even medium term, it will just make men's problems worse.

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