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Cerridwen

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2. Etymology

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 08:49 PM

Nov 2012

misogyny (n.)
1650s, from Mod.L. misogynia, from Gk. misogynia, from misogynes "woman-hater," from miso- (see miso-) + gyne "woman" (see queen).

misandry (n.)
1878, from miso- "hatred" + andros "of man, male human being" (see anthropo-). Related: Misandrist.

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misogyny vs misandry [View all] niyad Nov 2012 OP

Whoa ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #1

Etymology Cerridwen Nov 2012 #2

Yep I was just reading the misogynistic male terms and thought, "HUH!" Lionessa Nov 2012 #3

I'm just a misanthrope and curmudgeon GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #6

What am I missing here? IDoMath Nov 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #7

Yup.` Igel Nov 2012 #19

Oh lord. I illustrated that this "extended" definition is an outlier. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #22

Oxford Dictionaries says this... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #8

"Misanthropy" x2 vancouverite Nov 2012 #9

Misanthropy tledford Nov 2012 #10

Yep. People often conflate "man" and "mankind" I think that's why the Oxford Dictionaries Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #11

Greek distinguishes between "andros" (male) and "anthropos" (person) ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #20

Merriam -Webster defines each term thus: Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #12

"misandry" is not included in my dictionary. Cerridwen Nov 2012 #13

So? It's an obvious construction IDoMath Nov 2012 #16

1993- not in common use. Cerridwen Nov 2012 #17

Oh, I see. OK, that is interesting. IDoMath Nov 2012 #18

The history of misandry... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #21

That's some serious nit. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #14

And an outlier nit at that. The OP had to bypass several other dictionaries that treat those words Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #15