misogyny

noun

mi·sog·y·ny mə-ˈsä-jə-nē How to pronounce misogyny (audio)

: hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women

a culture that promotes violence and misogyny

… battled the personal demons of alcoholism, racism, and misogyny.

James Kaplan

Her books are pervaded by a deep pessimism and an equally profound misogyny.

Janet Malcolm

… a mission to expose the common cord that nourishes capitalism, misogyny, classism, and fat hatred …

Anastasia Higginbotham

also : something (such as speech or behavior) that reflects and fosters misogyny

Cosloy's suggestion for a solution to misogyny in song—women should make their own records!—is scurrilous as long as men are not ready to pass the mike.

Evelyn McDonnell

Dr [Una] McIlvenna says misogyny has always been rife. "There's always been misogyny in news reporting, both victim-blaming and in the coverage of women who commit crimes."

Lisa Needham

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The (Etymological) Roots of Misogyny

Misogyny may be distinguished from the closely related word sexism, which signifies discrimination based on sex (although it most frequently refers to discrimination against women) and also carries the meaning “behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex.”

Misogyny refers specifically to a hatred of women. The word is formed from the Greek roots misein (“to hate”) and gynē (“woman”). Each of these roots can be found in other English words, both common and obscure. Gynē helped to form gynecologist and androgynous, and misein can be found in such words as misoneism (“a hatred, fear, or intolerance of innovation or change”) and misandry (“a hatred of men”).

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Will she be forced to marry into a powerful family — perhaps even one of Rhaenys’ children with Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) — to work around the institutionalized misogyny of the era?

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022 The latest election cycle has followed the familiar pattern, with many women reporting violence or threats of physical harm and misogyny being used to intimidate them out of the race.

Larry Madowo And Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022 In a 2014 Guardian article about the punk scene’s misogyny, writer Charlotte Richardson Andrews argued that women had to fight for visibility in a scene where men held all the power.

Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 July 2022 Yes, feminist analysis has had a lot to say about the endless whorification of women, the relentless misogyny that reduces us to objects, instruments, things to be used.

Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 Hale may well be a prolific figure in early common law history, but multiple scholars have noted the depths of his misogyny.

Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 One almost suspects that, for some of the most vociferous defenders of Depp online, the misogyny is the point.

Jill Filipovic, CNN, 17 May 2022 In other words, trust the ones who have been fighting the hardest and the longest for autonomy; engaged in a struggle for freedom from patriarchy and misogyny even when enslaved for centuries.

Washington Post, 10 May 2022 The sophomore season spends slightly less energy skewering the rank misogyny of the recent-ish past, perhaps because there are so many other shows to take up that mantle now.

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022 See More

单词	misogyny
释义	misogyny noun mi·sog·y·ny mə-ˈsä-jə-nē : hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women a culture that promotes violence and misogyny … battled the personal demons of alcoholism, racism, and misogyny. James Kaplan Her books are pervaded by a deep pessimism and an equally profound misogyny. Janet Malcolm … a mission to expose the common cord that nourishes capitalism, misogyny, classism, and fat hatred … Anastasia Higginbotham also : something (such as speech or behavior) that reflects and fosters misogyny Cosloy's suggestion for a solution to misogyny in song—women should make their own records!—is scurrilous as long as men are not ready to pass the mike. Evelyn McDonnell Dr [Una] McIlvenna says misogyny has always been rife. "There's always been misogyny in news reporting, both victim-blaming and in the coverage of women who commit crimes." Lisa Needham Did you know? The (Etymological) Roots of Misogyny Misogyny may be distinguished from the closely related word sexism, which signifies discrimination based on sex (although it most frequently refers to discrimination against women) and also carries the meaning “behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex.” Misogyny refers specifically to a hatred of women. The word is formed from the Greek roots misein (“to hate”) and gynē (“woman”). Each of these roots can be found in other English words, both common and obscure. Gynē helped to form gynecologist and androgynous, and misein can be found in such words as misoneism (“a hatred, fear, or intolerance of innovation or change”) and misandry (“a hatred of men”). Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Will she be forced to marry into a powerful family — perhaps even one of Rhaenys’ children with Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) — to work around the institutionalized misogyny of the era? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022 The latest election cycle has followed the familiar pattern, with many women reporting violence or threats of physical harm and misogyny being used to intimidate them out of the race. Larry Madowo And Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022 In a 2014 Guardian article about the punk scene’s misogyny, writer Charlotte Richardson Andrews argued that women had to fight for visibility in a scene where men held all the power. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 July 2022 Yes, feminist analysis has had a lot to say about the endless whorification of women, the relentless misogyny that reduces us to objects, instruments, things to be used. Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 Hale may well be a prolific figure in early common law history, but multiple scholars have noted the depths of his misogyny. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 One almost suspects that, for some of the most vociferous defenders of Depp online, the misogyny is the point. Jill Filipovic, CNN, 17 May 2022 In other words, trust the ones who have been fighting the hardest and the longest for autonomy; engaged in a struggle for freedom from patriarchy and misogyny even when enslaved for centuries. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 The sophomore season spends slightly less energy skewering the rank misogyny of the recent-ish past, perhaps because there are so many other shows to take up that mantle now. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Greek misogynia, from misein to hate + gynē woman — more at queen First Known Use circa 1656, in the meaning defined above
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misogyny

noun

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