Misandry
/mɪˈsæn.dri/noun
Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men.
Did you know?The word is a scholarly coinage modeled on older Greek-based terms like misanthropy, showing how classical roots were reused to name new forms of social hostility.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
misein + anēr / andros
“to hate + man”
Late Classical / Hellenistic
Greek
misandria
“hatred of men”
19th Century
English
misandrie / misandry
“hatred of men; male-bashing sentiment”
Modern English
English
misandry
“dislike of, contempt for, or prejudice against men”
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