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misogynistic

[ mi-soj-uh-nis-tik, ]

adjective

  1. reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.
  2. reflecting or exhibiting ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women; sexist:

    misogynistic attitudes stemming from the highest corporate level.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of misogynistic1

First recorded in 1820–25; misogynist ( def ) + -ic ( def )
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Example Sentences

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They are also designed to protect children from misogynistic, violent, hateful or abusive material, online bullying and dangerous challenges.

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And this chat occurred before his confirmation as Secretary of Defense – something that would have likely sunk his nomination more than his boozy and misogynistic past.

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Earlier this month, a survey commissioned by BBC News showed more than a third of secondary teachers have reported misogynistic behaviour from pupils at their school in the last week.

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The British actress said the US comedy programme "punched down" on her and suggested the sketch was misogynistic.

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It comes as teachers and parents say they are increasingly worried about the misogynistic and violent content that children - especially boys - are being exposed to online.

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