himpathize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.
Example Sentences
- "As Manne (2017) and Solnit (2017) have shown, we tend to sympathize (or 'himpathize') too much with men and their standpoints, and not enough with women and their standpoints. This results in a tendency to downplay men's transgressions ..."
- "... move in the political realm, particularly when they are challenging male authority. Female misogynists have made themselves visible in this era, being willing to exonerate, himpathize, and dismiss other women's concerns and accusations, were crucial to the outcome."
- "So here, as elsewhere, we ought to resist the pressure to himpathize. Incels have generated many headlines recently. It's easy to understand why, given the egregiously violent acts of misogyny some incels have committed."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
himpathizes (present, singular)
himpathizing (participle, present)
himpathized (participle, past)
himpathized (past)