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misogynism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
misog-y-nism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle or disposition of misogyny, the hatred of women.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English misogyny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English misogynism From misogyny + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misogynisms (plural)

Synonyms

misogyny

Antonyms

philogyny misandry

Questions

What does misogynism mean?
The principle or disposition of misogyny, the hatred of women.
Where does misogynism come from?
Etymology tree English misogyny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English misogynism From misogyny + -ism.

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