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MISOGYNY
Definition of MISOGYNY
noun
Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MISOGYNY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MISOGYNY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MISOGYNY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GIMNOSYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. Y appears more than once.
Words that start MISOGY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MISOGYNY?
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