misandric
misandric adjective: exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
Adjective
misandric (comparative more misandric, superlative most misandric)
- Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- Synonyms:
- misandristic, misandrist, misandrous
Noun
misandric (plural misandrics)
- One who professes misandry; a hater of men, or one prejudiced against men.
- Sentimental misandrics, for example, focus attention on the warm and cosy features of womanhood, contrasting them pointedly with the sinister and threatening features of manhood.2001, Paul Nathanson, Katherine K. Young, Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture, page 277
- By turning Shakti into an odd misandric, the patriarchal order is maintained as her field of action is limited to only women in distress.2018 April, Vartikka Kaul, “Of goddesses and women: Towards a super-empowered female hero”, in Studies in South Asian Film & Media, volume 9, number 1
- Synonyms:
- misandrist
Synonyms of misandric
Forms of misandric
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more misandric |
| superlative | most misandric |
| Noun | |
| plural | misandrics |
Origin of misandric
From misandry + -ic.
Questions about misandric
- What does misandric mean?
- Misandric means exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- What part of speech is misandric?
- Misandric can be an adjective or a noun.
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