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   misogyny

   /mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/

   noun

   • 1. dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women: "she felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Greek misos ‘hatred’ + gunē ‘woman’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. misogynous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

   • Y

     4

   • N

     1

   • Y

     4

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