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misogyn

misogyn noun: synonym of misogynist.

Noun

misogyn (plural misogyns)

  1. (rare) Synonym of misogynist.
    • Instead of the vehement and almost slanderous dehortation from marriage, which the Misogyne, [Giovanni] Boccaccio (Vita e Costumi di Dante, p. 12, 16) addresses to literary men, I would substitute the simple advice: be not merely a man of letters! Let literature be an honourable augmentation to...1817, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “An Affectionate Exhortation to Those who in Early Life Feel Themselves Disposed to Become Authors”, in Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My...
    • The Misogyn was struck dumb. When he recovered, it was to repine at the lot of man.1876 July, [Charles Reade], “A Woman-Hater.—Part II.”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CXX, number DCCXXIX, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood & Sons, […], chapter V, page 19, column 1
    Synonyms:
    misogynist

Synonyms of misogyn

Forms of misogyn

pluralmisogyns
alternative formmisogyne

Origin of misogyn

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs).

Questions about misogyn

What does misogyn mean?
Misogyn means synonym of misogynist.
What part of speech is misogyn?
Misogyn is a noun.
What is the plural of misogyn?
The plural of misogyn is misogyns.

Words near misogyn in the dictionary

  1. misogamy
  2. misogelast
  3. misogelastic
  4. misogelasts
  5. misogi
  6. misogyn
  7. misogyne
  8. misogynes
  9. misogynic
  10. misogynical
  11. misogynies

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