misogynous

adjective

mi·sog·y·nous mə-ˈsä-jə-nəs

variants or less commonly misogynic

ˌmi-sə-ˈji-nik

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: characterized by or expressing misogyny or hatred of women : misogynistic

misogynous lyrics/comments

Challenging the view that midwives were the victims of an elite, misogynous medical establishment that pushed them out of practice …—

Judy Barrett Litoff

… the confusing or downright misogynic messages rampant in the music industry …—

Harvey Araton

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The cheerleaders Snyder and others on the team are said to have treated with misogynous contempt. —

Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 29 July 2022 The landscape that the pair negotiate, separately and together, is a horror maze of racist violence, insults, and attitudes—and of misogynous menace. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 May 2022 Aeschylus wrote some misogynous stuff; fortunately for Lee, most are lost. —

Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022 Britney Spears' 24-minute bombshell statement in court underscored the detrimental effects of the media and public's misogynous treatment of Spears, the dangers of conservatorships, and most imperatively, the importance of disability rights. —

Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 2 July 2021