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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread opposite of misogyny? #880 03/23/2000 1:11 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 Dayton, OH befuddled stranger befuddled stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 Dayton, OH "Misogyny" is a hatred of women. What is the word for hatred of men? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: opposite of misogyny? #881 03/23/2000 6:53 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 163 Malaga, Spain. juanmaria member juanmaria member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 163 Malaga, Spain. 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: opposite of misogyny? #882 03/23/2000 4:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 Massachusetts Tbyrnes stranger Tbyrnes stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 Massachusetts Andro- is a root word meaning male, so how about misandrony? I don't know if it exists, but it makes sense! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: opposite of misogyny? #883 03/23/2000 10:19 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia lusy member lusy member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia According to Chambers the word is "misandry", from the Greek "misandria—misandros", hating men. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: opposite of misogyny? #884 03/24/2000 12:49 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 Dayton, OH befuddled stranger befuddled stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 2 Dayton, OH 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: opposite of misogyny? #885 03/24/2000 2:35 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia lusy member lusy member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: opposite of misogyny? #886 03/24/2000 12:45 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 23 Ohio USA cadaver stranger cadaver stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 23 Ohio USA You might add fuel to the fire by making it misandrette or misandrix. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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