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Posted By: befuddled opposite of misogyny? - 03/23/00 01:11 AM
"Misogyny" is a hatred of women. What is the word for hatred of men?


Posted By: juanmaria Re: opposite of misogyny? - 03/23/00 06:53 AM
Well, there is 'misanthropy' that is 'Hatred of mankind' but, maybe, nobody has felt the necessity of coining a hate-word for such a gentle group as we, men, are.

Juan Maria.
Posted By: Tbyrnes Re: opposite of misogyny? - 03/23/00 04:49 PM
Andro- is a root word meaning male, so how about misandrony? I don't know if it exists, but it makes sense!

Posted By: lusy Re: opposite of misogyny? - 03/23/00 10:19 PM
According to Chambers the word is "misandry", from the Greek "misandria—misandros", hating men.

Posted By: befuddled Re: opposite of misogyny? - 03/24/00 12:49 AM
Misandry. Excellent! We have some women at work who don't
get along with ANY men. I've been looking for the
word to describe them. Thanks.

Is that pronounced mis-AN-dree? A person of that ilk would be a misandrist?

Thanks again.


Posted By: lusy Re: opposite of misogyny? - 03/24/00 02:35 AM
Yes, it's a good word, isn't it! Pronounced MIS-an-dree; and yes, the poor unfortunate person would be a misandrist, again with the accent on the first syllable.

Posted By: cadaver Re: opposite of misogyny? - 03/24/00 12:45 PM
You might add fuel to the fire by making it misandrette or misandrix.

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