misandry means hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men. It carries an Arena rating of 1363, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, misandry ranks #1,336 of 13,218 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #4,140 of 13,218 for Scariest Words, #4,225 of 13,218 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #5,038 of 13,218 for Most Satisfying to Say.
misandry is pronounced /mɪˈsændɹi/.
Why “misandry” is a great word
Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men. From the Greek mis- ("hatred") and andros ("of a man"), formed by analogy with misogyny; first attested in English in the late 19th century. Unlike sexism, a broad systemic canopy, or misogyny, its direct and historically potent counterpart, misandry is a specific, often reactive animus. It is the weary eye-roll at a roomful of boastful laughter, the cold assumption of incompetence in a father’s hands, and the bitter punchline told in a kitchen after the men have left; a shadow cast by its opposite, a resentment that hollows out the space a person was meant to occupy.
Etymology
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”).
noun
- Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.““But this is a big issue. This boy was a product of this culture. And I think to talk about the culture is not misandry (the hatred of males), it’s not wrong and we do need to talk about it. If we want to know how to end this kind of violence we need to address the culture that created this kind of violence.”
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