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Misogynist Pronunciation

Misogynist is pronounced MI-zuh-ji-nist, IPA /ˈmɪzədʒɪnɪst/.

MI-zuh-ji-nist

US /ˈmɪzədʒɪnɪst/  ·  UK /mɪˈsɒdʒɪˌnɪst/

Syllables: MI · zuh · ji · nist (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun and adjective: A person who hates or despises women.

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Misogynist in a Sentence

  • The letters revealed him as a misogynist.
  • She called the policy plainly misogynist.
  • Critics read the character as a misogynist caricature.

Common Mispronunciations of Misogynist

Not mi-SOG-uh-nist

The g is soft, the j sound of gin and gym, even though the Greek root behind it had a hard one.

Not my-SOJ-uh-nist

The opening vowel is the short i of miss. It belongs to Greek miso, meaning hatred, as in misanthrope.

Tip: Dictionaries disagree on where the beat sits. British usage generally puts it on the second syllable, while many American speakers front it.

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