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Misogynist

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst

Definitions

  1. One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
  2. One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.

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Examples

“"Confound all women, I say⟳!" muttered the young misogynist.”
“Job, like⟳ myself, is a bit of a misogynist - I fancy chiefly owing to the fact of his having been one of a family of seventeen - and the feelings expressed upon his countenance when he realised that he was not only being embraced publicly, and without authorisation on his own⟳ part, but also in the presence of his masters, were too mixed and painful to admit⟳ of accurate description.”
“To combat perceived misrepresentation, incels attempt⟳ to distinguish themselves both from violent misogynists and from right-wing extremists.”

CEFR level

C2
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