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misogynous

/mɪˈsɒdʒɪnəs/adjective

उच्चारण मिसॉजिनस

स्त्री-द्वेषी

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SSC Exams before 2018
adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    feeling or showing a strong dislike of women

    स्त्री-द्वेषी

    • misogynous comments
    • The film was criticised for its misogynous dialogue.
    • The politician apologised for his misogynous remarks.
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    • The novel was banned for its misogynous attitudes.
    • Misogynous jokes have no place in a modern workplace.

    Synonyms sexist anti-women chauvinistic prejudiced

    Opposite philogynous pro-women

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sexist anti-women chauvinistic prejudiced

Antonyms

philogynous pro-women

AaSpelling

mi·sog·y·nous

§Grammar and usage

Keep the opposite philo- (love) words: philanthropist (lover of mankind), philosopher (lover of wisdom), philatelist (stamp collector).

विपरीत philo- (प्रेम) शब्द याद रखिए: philanthropist (मानव-प्रेमी), philosopher (ज्ञान-प्रेमी), philatelist (डाक-टिकट संग्राहक)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often (haters): a person who hates women is a misogynist; men a misandrist; marriage a misogamist; mankind a misanthrope; new ideas or change a misoneist.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (द्वेषी): स्त्रियों से घृणा करने वाला misogynist; पुरुषों से misandrist; विवाह से misogamist; मानव जाति से misanthrope; नए विचारों या बदलाव से misoneist।