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Lionessa

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3. Yep I was just reading the misogynistic male terms and thought, "HUH!"
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 08:52 PM
Nov 2012

Still the idea gets across either way and the discussions worth having.

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
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