🇬🇧 Misogynistic meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If someone is misogynistic, it means they think girls or women are not as important, smart, or capable as boys or men, and they act or speak in an unfair, mean, or insulting way toward them just because they are female.

A misogynistic coach said girls couldn’t play soccer, and then the girls’ team won the trophy and used it as a flower vase in his office.

The misogynistic troll on the internet said girls couldn’t be gamers, so a grandma beat him at his favorite game in ten minutes.

A misogynistic mayor said women shouldn’t run the town, so the women ran for office, won, and gave him a new job as official sidewalk-chalk washer.

A misogynistic chef said women belonged only in the kitchen, so every woman walked out and he had to eat his own terrible burnt toast.

The word “misogynistic” comes from Greek roots meaning “hatred of women,” and learning it helps you spot unfair attitudes so you can say, “That’s not okay—everyone deserves respect.”

At the town hall, his misogynistic jokes sliced the room. Her hands trembled as his misogynistic tone cut her words down. A photo of her idea was ripped — a small, misogynistic act. Colleagues flinched. A misogynistic laugh followed. She stood, faced him, called out his misogynistic cruelty, then left, calm, while the room shuffled, ashamed.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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