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male pattern violence

male pattern violence noun: violent behavior thought to be characteristic of men.

Noun

male pattern violence (uncountable)

  1. Violent behavior thought to be characteristic of men.
    • As civilization collapses, we will see an increase in male-pattern violence. We will see an increase in violence against those who resist. We will see an increase in violence against people of color.2011, Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay, Lierre Keith, Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet
    • As feminists have known for years: the issue is male-pattern violence, and sexual assault is only one facet of this violence which keeps women in a subservient class to men.2019, Martin Gitlin, Sexual Consent, page 86

Forms of male pattern violence

alternative formmale-pattern violence

Origin of male pattern violence

Apparently modelled on male pattern baldness.

Questions about male pattern violence

What does male pattern violence mean?
Male pattern violence means violent behavior thought to be characteristic of men.
What part of speech is male pattern violence?
Male pattern violence is a noun.

Words near male pattern violence in the dictionary

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  3. male menstruation
  4. male organ
  5. male pattern baldness
  6. male pattern violence
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  9. male tank
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