Hi guys,
Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.)
It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week.
If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.
Here’s this week’s WOW:
Word:
Misogyny
Part Of Speech:
Noun
Derivatives:
- Adjective: misogynous
Pronunciation:
- /mɪˈsɒdʒ(ə)ni/
- mi-sog-y-ny
- Audio
Meaning:
- A hatred of women.
- Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.
Synonyms:
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Antonyms:
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Phrases/Informal Synonyms:
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Word Origin:
Mid 17th century: from Greek misos ‘hatred’ + gunē ‘woman’.
Usage Note:
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Use In Sentences:
- She felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny.
- She brought her lips to his ear and rasped softly, “I’ll be dipped in shit before I let a misogynist pig like you lay a hand on me.”
I hope you guys like this word and hope it’s useful to you in some or the other way! If you want to check out more words like this, then visit my page:
Word Treasure
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11 responses to “Word Of The Week (WOW #41)”
Hopefully, it’s a word that we use less and less as woman are treated better and better.
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I totally agree with you, Rob! Hope everyone understands the reason why I decided to share this word 🙂
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A word supposed to die out… like racism, discrimination, humiliation, … A good choice, Heena!
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Thanks a lot, Erika. And yes, it should die!!!
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It will… I believe it will!
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😀
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This sounds like fun. 😁
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I hope WOW sounds like fun to you, and not misogyny!
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Yes, WOW! 😁
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Wow! What a great word for this week’s WOW.
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Thanks, Michelle 🙂
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