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misogyny.

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/UK/mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/US
  1. Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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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