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misogyny
mi·sog·y·ny [ mi sójjənee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hatred of women: a hatred of women, as a sexually defined group
[Mid-17th century. < Greek misogunia< misein "to hate" + gunē "woman"]

mi·sog·y·nist [ mi sójjənist ] noun, adjective
mi·sog·y·nis·tic [ mi sòjjə nístik ] adjective
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