What is the full meaning of misogyny?
Misogyny (/mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/) is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls.
How do you spell misogyny?
Misogyny refers specifically to a hatred of women. The word is formed from the Greek roots misein (“to hate”) and gynē (“woman”). Each of these roots can be found in other English words, both common and obscure.
What the word misogynist means?
: a person who hates women — compare misandrist. Other Words from misogynist.
What is the opposite of feminism?
The Oxford English Dictionary (2000) defines masculinism, and synonymously masculism, as: “Advocacy of the rights of men; adherence to or promotion of opinions, values, etc., regarded as typical of men; (more generally) anti-feminism, machismo.”
What is meant by patriarchal?
Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Some patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.