单词 | misogynous |
释义 | misogynous (once / 1181932 pages) adj Use the adjective misogynous to describe a system or a person who shows a strong dislike for women, or who acts in a way that negatively affects women in particular. A government that doesn't allow women to vote, drive, or go to school can be described as misogynous, or being strongly prejudiced against women. A man who is nasty and scornful to every woman he meets is misogynous, and so is a company that pays women less for doing the same work as men. The Greek word for "hate," miso, forms the first part of misogynous, and "women," or gyne makes up the rest. WORD FAMILYmisogyny: misogynic, misogynies, misogynism, misogynist, misogynous+/misogynism: misogynisms, misogynistic/misogynist: misogynists USAGE EXAMPLESAmericans have actually put a xenophobic, misogynous, racist, nativist, narcissistic blowhard in the Oval Office. Salon(Nov 12, 2016) A 40-second-video was widely shared and followed by a wave of misogynous comments, before the users' accounts were suspended. BBC(May 27, 2016) adj hating women in particular Syn misogynistic ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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