misogyne

English

Noun

misogyne (plural misogynes)

1. (rare) A misogynist.

Anagrams

• moseying

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.zɔ.ʒin/

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• Rhymes: -in

Noun

misogyne m or f by sense (plural misogynes)

1. misogynist

   Coordinate term: misandre

Adjective

misogyne (plural misogynes)

1. misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous

   Coordinate term: misandre

   • 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde‎^[1]:

     Des monceaux de messages racistes, antisémites, misogynes ou homophobes s’étalent en permanence sur les réseaux sociaux, générés par des individus, mais aussi par des automates, soufflant sur les braises et semant le désordre à grande échelle.

     Heaps of racist, antisemitic, misogynist, or homophobic messages are constantly spreading on social networks, generated by individuals, but also by bots, blowing on embers and sowing disorder on a grand scale.

Derived terms

• misogynie

Further reading

• “misogyne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

misogyne

1. inflection of misogyn:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Swedish

Adjective

misogyne

1. definite natural masculine singular of misogyn