: a hatred of men

Examples of misandry in a Sentence

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Here, melodrama and misandry merge in lyrics and a performance drenched in the giddiest disbelief about smoking weed with Lady Gaga. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 June 2025 As a result, many men are abandoning the left, feeling that their concerns, safety and humanity are being dismissed in favor of symbolic gestures or outright misandry. — Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025 This misandry is of a piece with the collection’s generally jaundiced outlook. — Dexter Palmer, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023 Like opponents of feminism in other parts of the world, respondents argued that the movement promotes female supremacy and misandry. — Haeryun Kang, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2022

Word History

Etymology

mis- (as in misanthropy) + andr- + -y entry 2

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of misandry was in 1898

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“Misandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misandry. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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