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misandry

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • mĭsănʹdri
  • /mɪˈsændɹi/
  • mĭsʹəndri
  • /ˈmɪsəndɹi/
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noun

Meaning 1

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misandrism

Antonyms: philandry

History

Etymology

Formed in the late 19th century as mis- (“hatred”) + -andry (“men”) by analogy with misogyny; compare the Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), from μισέω (miséō, “hate”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: мужчынаненавісніцтва (mužčynanjenavisnictva) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Belarusian: мізандрыя (mizandryja) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Catalan: misàndria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Chinese Mandarin: 厭男 /厌男 (yànnán) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Czech: misandrie — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Danish: mandehad — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Danish: misandri — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Dutch: misandrie — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Esperanto: mizandreco — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Finnish: miesviha — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Finnish: misandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • French: misandrie — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Galician: misandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Georgian: მიზანდრია (mizandria) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Georgian: კაცების სიძულვილი (ḳacebis siʒulvili) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Georgian: მამაკაცთმოძულეობა (mamaḳactmoʒuleoba) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • German: Männerhass — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • German: Männerfeindlichkeit — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • German: Misandrie — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Greek: μισανδρισμός (misandrismós) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Greek: μισανδρία (misandría) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Ancient Greek: μισανδρία (misandría) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Hawaiian: hoʻokae kāne — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Hungarian: férfigyűlölet — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Hungarian: mizandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Italian: misandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Japanese: 男嫌い (otokogirai) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Polish: mizoandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Portuguese: misandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Romanian: misandrie — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Russian: мужененави́стничество (muženenavístničestvo) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Russian: миза́ндрия (mizándrija) — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Spanish: misandria — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Spanish: hembrismo — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Swedish: manshat — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Swedish: misandri — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Turkish: erkek düşmanlığı — hatred of or prejudice against men
  • Volapük: manihet — hatred of or prejudice against men