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misogynist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun misogynist has 1 sense
- misogynist(n = noun.person) woman hater - a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular; Array is a kind of misanthrope, misanthropist
Derived forms adjective misogynistic1, noun misogyny1
CIDE DICTIONARY
misogynist, n. [Gr. misogy`nhs, misogy`naios; misei^n to hate + gynh` woman: cf. F. misogyne.].
A woman hater. Contrast misandrist . Fuller. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
misogynist
Anglophobe, Russophobe, bigot, celibataire, celibate, cynic, hater, man-hater, misanthrope, misanthropist, misogamist, monastic, monk, nun, priest, racist, sexist, single, unmarried, woman-hater, xenophobeROGET THESAURUS
misogynist
Celibacy
N celibacy, singleness, single blessedness, bachelorhood, bachelorship, misogamy, misogyny, virginity, pucelage, maidenhood, maidenhead, unmarried man, bachelor, Coelebs, agamist, old bachelor, misogamist, misogynist, monogamist, monk, unmarried woman, spinster, maid, maiden, virgin, feme sole, old maid, bachelor girl, girl-bachelor, nun, unmarried, unwed, unwedded, wifeless, spouseless, single.Misanthropy
N misanthropy, incivism, egotism, moroseness, cynicism, misanthrope, misanthropist, egotist, cynic, man hater, Timon, Diogenes, woman hater, misogynist, misanthropic, antisocial, unpatriotic, egotistical, morose.
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