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himpathize

himpathize verb: to exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.

Verb

himpathize (third-person singular simple present himpathizes, present participle himpathizing, simple past and past participle himpathized)

  1. (rare) To exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.
    • 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 ...2019, Michelle Ciurria, An Intersectional Feminist Theory of Moral Responsibility, Routledge, →ISBN
    • ... 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.2019, L. H. Blumenfeld, Female Misogyny and Political Power, in Maria B. Marron, Misogyny and Media in the Age of Trump, Lexington Books, page 4

Forms of himpathize

third-person singular presenthimpathizes
present participlehimpathizing
past participlehimpathized
pasthimpathized

Origin of himpathize

Blend of him + sympathize, or of himpathy + sympathize.

Questions about himpathize

What does himpathize mean?
Himpathize means to exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.
What part of speech is himpathize?
Himpathize is a verb.
What is the past tense of himpathize?
The past tense of himpathize is himpathized.

Words near himpathize in the dictionary

  1. Himmler
  2. Himmy
  3. himness
  4. himothy
  5. himpathetic
  6. himpathize
  7. himpathy
  8. hims
  9. himself
  10. himself/herself
  11. himselfe

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