misandry

English

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Etymology

Formed in the late 19th century as mis- ‎(“hatred”) +‎ -andry ‎(“men”) by analogy with misogyny; compare the Ancient Greek μισανδρία ‎(misandría), from μισέω ‎(miséō, “hate”) + ἀνήρ ‎(anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mĭsănʹdri, IPA^(key): /mᵻˈsandɹi/
• (US) enPR: məsănʹdri, IPA^(key): /mɪˈsændɹi/

Noun

misandry ‎(usually uncountable, plural misandries)

1. Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

Usage notes

• A related concept is androphobia, the fear of men, but not necessarily hatred of them. Sometimes confused with misanthropy ‎(“hatred of humanity”).

Synonyms

• misandrism

Antonyms

• philandry (love of, or fondness for, men)
• misogyny (hatred of women)

Derived terms

• misandric, misandrist

Translations

hatred of or prejudice against men

• Catalan: misàndria f
• Dutch: misandrie f
• Finnish: miesviha
• French: misandrie (fr) f
• German: Männerhass m, Männerfeindlichkeit f, Misandrie (de) f
• Hungarian: férfigyűlölet, mizandria
• Italian: misandria (it) f

• Portuguese: misandria (pt) f
• Romanian: misandrie (ro) f
• Russian: мужененави́стничество (ru) n ‎(muženenavístničestvo), миза́ндрия (ru) f ‎(mizándrija)
• Spanish: androfobia (es) f, misandria (es) f
• Swedish: manshat n
• Volapük: manihet

See also

• androphobia

References

• “misandry, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft entry; Mar. 2010]