misogynist
/ˈmɪzədʒɪnɪst/MIH-zuh-jih-nist
/ˈmɪzədʒɪnɪst/MIH-zuh-jih-nist
Meaninga hater of women
Common meaning: someone who hates women
- misGreek element: hating (from misein)
- gyna womanLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 171 · scan
- ista person who does or follows
‘hating (from misein)’ + ‘a woman’ → misogynist
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek γυνή ‘a woman’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γυνή, p. 171 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γυνή Greek “a woman”
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