misogynistic

adjective

mi·​sog·​y·​nis·​tic mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈni-stik How to pronounce misogynistic (audio)
: feeling, showing, or characterized by hatred of or prejudice against women : of, relating to, or being a misogynist
misogynistic attitude/behaviors
a song with misogynistic lyrics
As you might imagine, the group's ethos is extremely misogynistic and accepting of violent threats against women.Kristen Bellstrom
The truth is that we still live in a society that's deeply sexist and misogynistic, on both an individual and a systemic level.Lincoln Blades
That scrutiny intensified in March, when a university task force released a report that called out the clubs for fostering a misogynistic culture that contributed to the problem of sexual assault.Chronicle of Higher Education
Major movie franchises such as "Ghostbusters" and "Star Wars" have been targeted by misogynistic internet trolls in recent years for prominently featuring female characters in leading roles.Zack Sharf
misogynistically adverb
The trouble came rather from … the academics and others …, who, jealous of what she had done, misogynistically snubbed, patronised and criticised her at every turn. David Sexton

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A week prior, Ye launched his latest antisemitic and misogynistic tirade on X, dubbing himself a Nazi and praising Hitler. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 For the past few days, West has spewed virulently antisemitic, homophobic and misogynistic hate speech via his X account to his more than 32 million followers. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025 West’s website being pulled offline follows in the footsteps of his X profile being deactivated following days of the rapper posting antisemitic, misogynistic and pornographic posts. Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025 In that film, British comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen plays the misogynistic, homophobic and virulently antisemitic Kazakh television journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Kazakhstan's sixth-best journalist), who is traveling across America and reporting... Subscribe to continue reading, or log in. Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for misogynistic 

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of misogynistic was in 1821

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“Misogynistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misogynistic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

misogynistic

adjective
mi·​sog·​y·​nis·​tic mə-ˌsäj-ə-ˈnis-tik How to pronounce misogynistic (audio)
: having or showing a hatred and distrust of women
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