Definition of MISOGYNIST

These comments attempt to cut much deeper, striking women at what misogynists see as their most valuable characteristics: appearance, sexual purity, sweetness and submissiveness.—Julie DiCaro

"Obviously, there are a lot of male firefighters in the agency who are pro-diversity, who want women on their crews and want women to get ahead. But there are enough misogynists who want to keep women out of the field and out of managerial positions."—Lesa Donnelly

If it's easier for racists and misogynists to find each other online, it's also easier for people who have experienced racism and misogyny to seek each other out and find validation.—Schuyler Velasco

But scratch the surface and it's easy to see that these two stories are deeply rooted in misogynist fears about allowing women access to the halls of power.—Amanda Marcotte

Guests were more diverse in age, race, and gender than any self-selected collection of human beings I've ever seen. The cult of the self-centered, misogynist, white male nerd persists in many milieus, but I found no evidence of it at Con of Thrones.—Kaitlyn Tiffany

Hence the growing unease as we turn to Boccaccio's later works. Why has the man become so poisonously misogynist?—Tim Parks

… from the outset the boys' claim on the farm is so relentless and coldly misogynist that no possible kindness offered by Mrs. Cope could disarm their determination to have the whole place for themselves.—Louise Westling

Recent Examples on the Web

The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age. —Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024 Acts of mass violence are the province of neo-Nazis, misogynists, incels and other far-right extremists, the activists said — not Antifa. —Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025

Yes: Crumb’s work is egotistical, misogynist, racist—or, more generously, a feculent parody. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025 As a recent feature in the Guardian by Becca Lewis laid out, Silicon Valley itself has exhibited right-wing tendencies for decades, embracing misogynist and hierarchical attitudes about achievement. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misogynist

“Misogynist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https:///dictionary/misogynist. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.