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masculism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmæskjəlɪzm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Advocacy of men's rights.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Support for patriarchy / male domination of women; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Sexism in favor of men.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mascul(ine) + -ism, as opposed to feminism. Doublet of machismo.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ذُكُورِيَّة (ḏukūriyya) — a social theory or political movement
  • Belarusian: маскулі́зм (maskulízm) — a social theory or political movement
  • Bulgarian: маскули́зъм (maskulízǎm) — a social theory or political movement
  • Catalan: masculinisme — a social theory or political movement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男性主義 /男性主义 (nánxìngzhǔyì) — a social theory or political movement
  • Czech: maskulinismus — a social theory or political movement
  • Danish: maskulinisme — a social theory or political movement
  • Dutch: masculinisme — a social theory or political movement
  • Finnish: maskulismi — a social theory or political movement
  • Finnish: maskulinismi — a social theory or political movement
  • French: masculinisme — a social theory or political movement
  • French: masculisme — a social theory or political movement
  • Galician: masculinismo — a social theory or political movement
  • Georgian: მასკულიზმი (masḳulizmi) — a social theory or political movement
  • German: Maskulinismus — a social theory or political movement
  • German: Maskulismus — a social theory or political movement
  • Italian: mascolinismo — a social theory or political movement
  • Japanese: マスキュリズム (masukyurizumu) — a social theory or political movement
  • Korean: 남성주의 (namseongjuui) — a social theory or political movement
  • Macedonian: маскули́зам (maskulízam) — a social theory or political movement
  • Persian: ماسکولیسم (mâskulism) — a social theory or political movement
  • Polish: maskulinizm — a social theory or political movement
  • Portuguese: masculinismo — a social theory or political movement
  • Russian: маскули́зм (maskulízm) — a social theory or political movement
  • Russian: маскулини́зм (maskulinízm) — a social theory or political movement
  • Serbo-Croatian: маскулѝзам — a social theory or political movement
  • Serbo-Croatian: маскулинѝзам — a social theory or political movement
  • Serbo-Croatian: maskulìzam — a social theory or political movement
  • Serbo-Croatian: maskulinìzam — a social theory or political movement
  • Slovak: maskulinizmus — a social theory or political movement
  • Slovene: maskulinizem — a social theory or political movement
  • Slovene: maskulizem — a social theory or political movement
  • Spanish: masculinismo — a social theory or political movement
  • Turkish: maskülizm — a social theory or political movement
  • Ukrainian: маскулі́зм (maskulízm) — a social theory or political movement