adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Misogynistic; relating to or exhibiting misogyny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: woman hater
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misanthrope, misanthropist
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης (mīsogúnēs), from μῑσέω (mīséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), equivalent to misogyny + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
mizogjen
— hater of women
Albanian:
mizogjin
— hater of women
Armenian:
կնատյաց
(knatyacʻ)
— hater of women
Belarusian:
жананенаві́снік
(žananjenavísnik)
— hater of women
Bulgarian:
женомра́зец
(ženomrázec)
— hater of women
Catalan:
misogin
— hater of women
Catalan:
misògina
— hater of women
Catalan:
masclista
— hater of women
Chinese Mandarin:
憎恨女人的人
(zēnghèn nǚrén de rén)
— hater of women
Chinese Mandarin:
厭惡女人的人 /厌恶女人的人
(yànwù nǚrén de rén)
— hater of women
Chinese Mandarin:
厭惡女人者 /厌恶女人者
(yànwùnǚrénzhě)
— hater of women
Czech:
misogyn
— hater of women
Danish:
kvindehader
— hater of women
Danish:
misogyn
— hater of women
Dutch:
vrouwenhater
— hater of women
Dutch:
misogyn
— hater of women
Esperanto:
mizogino
— hater of women
Estonian:
naistevihkaja
— hater of women
Estonian:
misogüün
— hater of women
Finnish:
naisvihaaja
— hater of women
Finnish:
naistenvihaaja
— hater of women
Finnish:
misogyyni
— hater of women
French:
misogyne
— hater of women
Galician:
misóxino
— hater of women
Galician:
misóxina
— hater of women
Georgian:
ქალთმოძულე
(kaltmoʒule)
— hater of women
German:
Frauenhasser
— hater of women
German:
Frauenhasserin
— hater of women
German:
Frauenfeind
— hater of women
German:
Frauenfeindin
— hater of women
German:
Misogyn
— hater of women
Greek:
μισογύνης
(misogýnis)
— hater of women
Ancient Greek:
μισογύνης
(misogúnēs)
— hater of women
Hindi:
स्त्रीद्वेषी
(strīdveṣī)
— hater of women
Hungarian:
nőgyűlölő
— hater of women
Icelandic:
kvenhatari
— hater of women
Ido:
hominodianto
— hater of women
Indonesian:
misoginis
— hater of women
Irish:
fuathaitheoir ban
— hater of women
Italian:
misogino
— hater of women
Japanese:
女嫌い
(onnagirai)
— hater of women
Japanese:
ミソジニスト
(misojinisuto)
— hater of women
Korean:
여성혐오자
(yeoseonghyeomoja)
— hater of women
Korean:
여자를 혐오하는 남자
(yeoja-reul hyeomohaneun namja)
— hater of women
Latvian:
misogīnists
— hater of women
Latvian:
mizogīns
— hater of women
Lithuanian:
mizoginas
— hater of women
Macedonian:
жено́мразец
(ženómrazec)
— hater of women
Malay:
misoginis
— hater of women
Norman:
haîsseux d'femmes
— hater of women
Norwegian Bokmål:
kvinnehater
— hater of women
Norwegian Bokmål:
misogyn
— hater of women
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kvinnehatar
— hater of women
Norwegian Nynorsk:
misogyn
— hater of women
Polish:
mizoginista
— hater of women
Polish:
mizogin
— hater of women
Portuguese:
misógino
— hater of women
Portuguese:
misógina
— hater of women
Romanian:
misogin
— hater of women
Romanian:
misogină
— hater of women
Russian:
женоненави́стник
(ženonenavístnik)
— hater of women
Russian:
мизогини́ст
(mizoginíst)
— hater of women
Russian:
женофо́б
(ženofób)
— hater of women
Russian:
мизоги́н
(mizogín)
— hater of women
Serbo-Croatian:
женомр́зац
— hater of women
Serbo-Croatian:
ženomŕzac
— hater of women
Slovak:
mizogýn
— hater of women
Slovene:
ženskomrznež
— hater of women
Spanish:
misógino
— hater of women
Spanish:
misógina
— hater of women
Swedish:
kvinnohatare
— hater of women
Swedish:
misogyn
— hater of women
Thai:
ผู้ไม่ชอบผู้หญิง
(pûu mâi chɔ̂ɔp pûu-yǐng)
— hater of women
Turkish:
kadın düşmanı
— hater of women
Ukrainian:
жінконенави́сник
(žinkonenavýsnyk)
— hater of women
Ukrainian:
женоненави́сник
(ženonenavýsnyk)
— hater of women