Revised 2002
misogynistnoun & adjective
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What does the word misogynist mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word misogynist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the word misogynist?
About 0.3occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1750 | 0.0028 |
| 1760 | 0.0036 |
| 1770 | 0.0032 |
| 1780 | 0.002 |
| 1790 | 0.0023 |
| 1800 | 0.004 |
| 1810 | 0.0036 |
| 1820 | 0.0048 |
| 1830 | 0.0069 |
| 1840 | 0.012 |
| 1850 | 0.015 |
| 1860 | 0.02 |
| 1870 | 0.026 |
| 1880 | 0.032 |
| 1890 | 0.04 |
| 1900 | 0.053 |
| 1910 | 0.065 |
| 1920 | 0.074 |
| 1930 | 0.078 |
| 1940 | 0.079 |
| 1950 | 0.08 |
| 1960 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | 0.17 |
| 1980 | 0.24 |
| 1990 | 0.31 |
| 2000 | 0.36 |
| 2010 | 0.41 |
How is the word misogynist pronounced?
British English
/mᵻˈsɒdʒᵻnɪst/
muh-SOJ-uh-nisst
/mʌɪˈsɒdʒᵻnɪst/
migh-SOJ-uh-nisst
U.S. English
/məˈsɑdʒənəst/
muh-SAH-juh-nuhsst
Where does the word misogynist come from?
Earliest known use
early 1600s
The earliest known use of the word misogynist is in the early 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for misogynist is from 1620, in Swetnam Arraigned.
misogynist is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Greek μισογύνης, ‑ist suffix.
Nearby entries
- misogamic, adj.1852–
- misogamist, n.1706–
- misogamous, adj.1990–
- misogamy, n.1656–
- misogelastic, adj.1877–
- misogrammatist, n.a1661
- misogyn, n.1817–
- misogynean, adj.c1728
- misogynic, adj.1825–
- misogynism, n.1834–
- misogynist, n. & adj.1620–
- misogynistic, adj.1821–
- misogynistical, adj.1858–
- misogynous, adj.1884–
- misogyny, n.1656–
- miso-Hellene, n.1868–
- misologist, n.1870–
- misologue, n.1866–
- misology, n.1819–
- misomath, n.1872–
- misomonarchical, adj.1644
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Entry history for misogynist, n. & adj.
misogynist, n. & adj. was revised in June 2002.
misogynist, n. & adj. was last modified in March 2024.
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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into misogynist, n. & adj. in March 2024.
Earlier versions of this entry were published in:
OED First Edition (1907)
OED Second Edition (1989)
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Nearby entries
- misogamic, adj.1852–
- misogamist, n.1706–
- misogamous, adj.1990–
- misogamy, n.1656–
- misogelastic, adj.1877–
- misogrammatist, n.a1661
- misogyn, n.1817–
- misogynean, adj.c1728
- misogynic, adj.1825–
- misogynism, n.1834–
- misogynist, n. & adj.1620–
- misogynistic, adj.1821–
- misogynistical, adj.1858–
- misogynous, adj.1884–
- misogyny, n.1656–
- miso-Hellene, n.1868–
- misologist, n.1870–
- misologue, n.1866–
- misology, n.1819–
- misomath, n.1872–
- misomonarchical, adj.1644
