Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

    Männerhass, Männerfeindlichkeit, Misandrie

    мужененави́стничествоmuženenavístničestvo, миза́ндрияmizándrija

Examples

1 sentences
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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
hatred of or prejudice against men:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hatred of or prejudice against men:

Origin

Formed in the late 19th century as mis- (“hatred”) + -andry (“men”) by analogy with misogy

Formed in the late 19th century as mis- (“hatred”) + -andry (“men”) by analogy with misogyny; compare the Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), from μισέω (miséō, “hate”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

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Forms

plural: misandries
Singularmisandry

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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