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Old 12-12-2019, 05:23 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
I agree, absolutely. I was referring to the Women's Rights movement which misappropriated misogyny to mean, "woman-hating" decades ago.
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"misappropriated"? As opposed to what other meaning?

The OED offers only this in its listing for "misogyny"
Hatred or dislike of, or prejudice against women.

And the example usages given suggest the meaning you describe as "misappropriated" "decades ago" is, in fact, nearly 4 centuries old.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Misogynie (misoginia), the hate or contempt of women.
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