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misogynoir

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mɪˌsɒd͡ʒəˈnwɑː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /məˌsɑd͡ʒəˈnwɑɹ/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“black”), coined by the African-American feminist activist and scholar Moya Bailey and first published in a 2010 online essay: see the quotation below.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: misogynoir — contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women
  • French: misogynoir — contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women
  • French: mysoginoire — contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women
  • Georgian: მიზოგინუარი (mizoginuari) — contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women
  • Portuguese: misoginoir — contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women