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misogynistic
[ mi-soj-uh-nis-tik, ‑ ]
adjective
- reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.
- reflecting or exhibiting ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women; sexist:
misogynistic attitudes stemming from the highest corporate level.
Word History and Origins
Origin of misogynistic1
Example Sentences
They are also designed to protect children from misogynistic, violent, hateful or abusive material, online bullying and dangerous challenges.
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.
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.
The British actress said the US comedy programme "punched down" on her and suggested the sketch was misogynistic.
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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