# misogyny

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ · frequency rank #22,445

## Definitions
1. Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny.

## Common misspellings (13)
`imsogyny`, `miosgyny`, `misgoyny`, `misoggyny`, `misognyy`, `misogynny`, `misogynyy`, `misogyyn`, `misogyyny`, `misoygny`, `missogyny`, `mmisogyny`, `msiogyny`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misogyny