Showing hatred, dislike, or prejudice against women, or reflecting the belief that men are superior to women.
From Greek 'misos' (hatred) + 'gyne' (woman), plus '-ic' suffix. The term was coined in the late 1800s as feminism challenged ancient prejudices.
The oldest written languages are full of misogynistic ideas because they were written by men in male-dominated societies—by studying ancient texts, we can literally watch when cultures started questioning these ideas.
Rooted in systemic devaluation of women across law, medicine, philosophy, and culture. Etymology: Greek misos (hatred) + gyne (woman). Describes ideology, not individual moral failing—embedded in institutions.
Apply to systems, ideologies, and practices—not to diagnose individuals. Use to analyze structural harm rather than assign character blame.
["women-hostile","patriarchal","gender-discriminatory"]
Center women's resistance: suffragettes, labor organizers, and feminist theorists systematically documented and fought misogyny while institutions denied harms they named.
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