misogyny
/mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/ (bre, ipa) · /mɪˈsɑːdʒɪni/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈsä-jə-nē/ (ame, mw)
misogyny — noun
1. a strong dislike of, contempt for, or unfair treatment of women, often expressed
a strong dislike of, contempt for, or unfair treatment of women, often expressed in words or actions that treat women as less capable or less worthy than men.
Iris wrote her thesis on misogyny in nineteenth-century medical textbooks.
collocation: misogyny in [domain]
The judge ruled that the online posts were clearly motivated by misogyny.
motivated by misogyny — common framing in legal and news contexts
Many readers were shocked by the open misogyny in the politician's speech.
Lakshmi argued that the company's pay gap was a sign of deep misogyny.
Walid believes that schools should teach young men to recognise everyday misogyny.
- sexism
broader: any gender-based prejudice, not only against women
- chauvinism
belief in male superiority; overlaps with misogyny but less focused on hatred
- misogynism
rare formal variant; same meaning as misogyny
文法句型
misogyny in [context]
misogyny against women
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution, text, speech, or behaviour rather than a single insult; pairs with adjectives that scale or locate the attitude (open, casual, everyday, deep, internalised). Distinguish from 'sexism', which can describe any gender-based prejudice; misogyny specifically targets women.