- misogyny
- Aversion to or hatred of women. [G. miseo, to hate, + gyne, woman]
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mi·sog·y·ny (mĭ-sojґĭ-ne) [miso- + Gr. gynē woman] hatred of women.
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Misogyny — Mi*sog y*ny (m[i^]*s[o^]j [i^]*n[y^]; 277), n. [Gr. misogyni a: cf. F. misogynie.] Hatred of women. Contrast {misandry}. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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