misogynistic

misogynistic

English

Etymology

    From misogynist + -ic.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪs.ɒdʒ.ən.ɪst.ɪk/

    Adjective

    misogynistic (comparative more misogynistic, superlative most misogynistic)

    1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny.
      • 2022 November 19, Amlan Sarkar, “A Straight Masculinity Crisis Is Underway — And It’s a Good Thing”, in The Swaddle[1]:
        This is arguably linked to two things: declining tolerance for straight men’s behavior may have, on the one hand, caused this; the effect is misogynistic backlash in the form of rising incelhood.
      • 2023 January, Meg Roser, Charlotte Chalker and Tim Squirrell, “Spitting out the blackpill: Evaluating how incels present themselves in their own words on the incel Wiki”, in Institute for Strategic Dialogue[2], page 5:
        Those who believe in the blackpill tend to adopt violently misogynistic beliefs about the nature of women, particularly with regard to their sexual behaviour.

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