Definitions For Misandry

Noun

MISANDRY (plural - or misandries) hatred, hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

Usage notes

A related concept is androphobia, the fear of men, but not necessarily hatred of them. Sometimes confused with misanthropy, , hatred of humanity.

Synonyms

misandrism

Antonyms

philandry (love of, or fondness for, men) misogyny (hatred of women)

Derived terms

misandric misandrist

Translations

Catalan: misàndria, f Czech: misandrie, f Dutch: misandrie, f Esperanto: mizandreco Finnish: miesviha French: misandrie, f Galician: misandria, f Georgian: მიზანდრია, კაცების სიძულვილი German: Männerhass, m, Männerfeindlichkeit, f, Misandrie, f Greek: : Ancient: μισανδρία, f Hungarian: férfigyűlölet, mizandria Italian: misandria, f Polish: mizoandria Portuguese: misandria, f Romanian: misandrie, f Russian: мужененави́стничество, n, миза́ндрия, f Spanish: misandria, f Swedish: manshat, n Turkish: erkek düşmanlığı Volapük: manihet

Etymology

Formed in the late 19th century as {{confix, en, mis, andry, gloss1=hatred, gloss2=men}} by analogy with misogyny; compare the {{cog, grc, μισανδρία}}, from μισέω, , hate + ἀνήρ, , man.