noun / adjective

misogynist

mih-SAH-jih-nist/mɪˈsɑːdʒɪnɪst/

A person or attitude showing hatred of or prejudice against women.

The misogynist manager rejects the woman's portfolio while welcoming an equally qualified man.

A white male hiring manager dismissively pushing away a qualified woman's portfolio while welcoming a man with the same portfolio; woman is South Asian, calm dignified, explicit unfair gender prejudice, no text.

Etymology

misoGreekhatred

+gynGreekwoman

+istEnglishperson characterized by

The elements meaning “hatred” and “woman” formed a Greek word for a woman-hater. The English noun identifies the person whose hostility or prejudice is directed against women generally.

In context

Rachel Oates20:01

it's clear that this man was a misogynist who had a disdain for women in general and so he began to change words like the c word from a description of her body part

A Very Brief History of the "Most Offensive" Word

More examples

He reveals himself as a misogynist by claiming women are inferior.
The editor removes a misogynist joke from the article.
The group confronts misogynists who harass women online.

Forms

misogynist · misogynists

misogyny noun — Hatred of or prejudice against women.

misogynistic adjective — Showing hatred of or prejudice against women.

Similar words

sexist: Targets people based on sex, not exclusively women.
chauvinist: Claims one group is superior, often men over women.