misogyny
(maɪs-, mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ)
[ad. mod.L. misogyni-a, a. Gr. µῑσογυνία, f. µῑσογύνης (see misogynist). Cf. F. misogynie.]
Hatred of women.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Misogynie (misoginia), the hate or contempt of women. 1658 Phillips, Misoginy. 18.. [see misogamy]. 1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of B. I. i. i. 7 He..walked the banks apart, a thing of misogyny, in a suit of flannel. |