anti-woman
adjective
an·ti-wom·an
ˌan-tē-ˈwu̇-mən 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
especially Southern -ˈwō-
or -ˈwə-
: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward women
anti-woman lyrics
anti-woman sentiments
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These often virulently anti-woman plays, which became his most famous and influential, revealed his deranged sense of marital grievance.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Why were so many movies of the 2000s—Shallow Hal, Knocked Up, White Chicks, Bringing Down The House—so vehemently anti-woman?
—Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
An aging Afghan mother prepares to open a textiles shop, as captured by her daughter’s attentive lens, only for the Taliban and its anti-woman agenda to return to power.
—Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Their refusal to follow President Trump's executive order is a shameful, inflammatory political stunt that is inherently anti-woman and an absurd rejection of biological reality.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
But many of us didn’t expect the anti-woman vitriol to be this blatant.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
This applies especially to country music, which has always been a place for anti-Black and anti-woman sentiments to flourish and prosper.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
The pair has assembled more than 30 artists, most from or connected to the South–where reproductive rights have suffered their greatest assault–most representing marginalized communities–those most at risk from the politicians’ and judges’ anti-woman cruelties.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Why were so many movies of the 2000s—Shallow Hal, Knocked Up, White Chicks, Bringing Down The House—so vehemently anti-woman?
—Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
An aging Afghan mother prepares to open a textiles shop, as captured by her daughter’s attentive lens, only for the Taliban and its anti-woman agenda to return to power.
—Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Their refusal to follow President Trump's executive order is a shameful, inflammatory political stunt that is inherently anti-woman and an absurd rejection of biological reality.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
But many of us didn’t expect the anti-woman vitriol to be this blatant.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
This applies especially to country music, which has always been a place for anti-Black and anti-woman sentiments to flourish and prosper.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
The pair has assembled more than 30 artists, most from or connected to the South–where reproductive rights have suffered their greatest assault–most representing marginalized communities–those most at risk from the politicians’ and judges’ anti-woman cruelties.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Anti-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-woman. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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