"a woman-hater, one who has an aversion to women in general," 1610s, from Greek misogynēs "woman-hater" (see misogyny).
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misogyny n.
"hatred of women," 1650s, from Modern Latin misogynia, from Greek misogynia, abstract noun from misogynēs "woman-hater," from miso- "hatred" (see miso-) + gynē "woman" (from PIE root *gwen- "woman"). Its opposite is philogyny (1620s).
misogynistic adj.
"woman-hating, hating the female sex," 1821; see misogynist + -ic. Related: Misogynistical (1850); alternative adjective misogynous is by 1805.