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Meaning of Misogynist | Babel Free

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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