| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| misogyny |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mi·sog·y·ny |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m -s j  -n |
| NOUN: | Hatred of women: “Every organized patriarchal religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny” (Robin Morgan). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek m soguni : mso-, miso- + gun, woman; see –gyny. | | OTHER FORMS: | mis o·gynic (ms-jnk, -gnk) —ADJECTIVE
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