showing or resulting from dislike of or prejudice against women
I have been a professional actor for nearly twenty years and in that time I have been on the receiving end of misogynist behaviour more times than you can possibly imagine.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 22/10/2012
Adjective☞misogynist
misogynist
noun countable
UK /mɪˈsɒdʒənɪst/
Other entries for this word
misogynistadjective
Word Forms
singular
misogynist
plural
misogynists
DEFINITIONS1
1
a person who hates or strongly dislikes women, or who thinks they are generally less able than men
Synonyms and related words
Men who behave badly
hooligan
lout
boor
derived words
misogynist
adjective
Synonyms and related words
Equal rights between the sexes
feminism
sexism
the women’s movement
misogynistic
adjective
Synonyms and related words
Men who behave badly
hooligan
lout
boor
misogynist
noun countable
US /mɪˈsɑdʒənɪst/
Other entries for this word
misogynistadjective
Word Forms
singular
misogynist
plural
misogynists
DEFINITIONS1
1
a person who hates or strongly dislikes women, or who thinks they are generally less able than men