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hypermasculinity

hypermasculinity noun: exaggerated masculine behavior or traits, especially strength and those of a violent, dominant, or sexual nature.

Noun

hypermasculinity (usually uncountable, plural hypermasculinities)

  1. (usually) exaggerated masculine behavior or traits, especially strength and those of a violent, dominant, or sexual nature
    • These images glamourized and normalized violent standards of hypermasculinity1999, Varda Burstyn, The rites of men: manhood, politics, and the culture of sport, page 192

Antonyms of hypermasculinity

Forms of hypermasculinity

pluralhypermasculinities

Origin of hypermasculinity

From hyper- + masculinity.

Questions about hypermasculinity

What does hypermasculinity mean?
Hypermasculinity means exaggerated masculine behavior or traits, especially strength and those of a violent, dominant, or sexual nature.
What part of speech is hypermasculinity?
Hypermasculinity is a noun.
What is the plural of hypermasculinity?
The plural of hypermasculinity is hypermasculinities.

Words near hypermasculinity in the dictionary

  1. hypermasculinisation
  2. hypermasculinised
  3. hypermasculinism
  4. hypermasculinist
  5. hypermasculinities
  6. hypermasculinity
  7. hypermasculinization
  8. hypermasculinized
  9. hypermassive
  10. hypermassiveness
  11. hypermassivenesses

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