|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 2
stranger
|
OP
stranger
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 2 |
"Misogyny" is a hatred of women. What is the word for hatred of men?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 163
member
|
member
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 163 |
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.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 2
stranger
|
stranger
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 2 |
Andro- is a root word meaning male, so how about misandrony? I don't know if it exists, but it makes sense!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 140
member
|
member
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 140 |
According to Chambers the word is "misandry", from the Greek "misandria—misandros", hating men.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 2
stranger
|
OP
stranger
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 2 |
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.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 140
member
|
member
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 140 |
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.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 23
stranger
|
stranger
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 23 |
You might add fuel to the fire by making it misandrette or misandrix.
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,330
Members9,182
|
Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011
|
|
0 members (),
1,577
guests, and
1
robot. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
|