misogyny

Meanings

Noun

hatred of women
Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny.

Synonyms

misogynism

Antonyms

philogyny

Scrabble Score: 17

misogyny is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
misogyny is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
misogyny is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

misogyny is a valid Words With Friends word