misogyny
Plural: misogynies
Noun
- A deep-seated prejudice or hatred of women.
- hatred of women
- Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.
Examples
- He might play MISOGYNY to clear his rack, but thankfully, not literally in life.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny.
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Scrabble Score: 17
misogyny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmisogyny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
misogyny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
misogyny: valid Words With Friends Word