English 9 Honors Vocabulary Unit 3 Misandry Example

English 9 Honors Vocabulary Unit 3

Misandry • Example: She had many bad experiences with various boyfriends, helping to explain at least in small part her misandry. • Definition: hatred of males

Misanthrope • Example: Ebenezer Scrooge was quite a misanthrope prior to the visit of the ghosts; he showed his hatred of people by refusing to share any of his wealth. Definition: hater of humanity

Misogamy • Example: Surprisingly, the first person in our group of friends to marry had been the one with the most misogamy. Obviously, his wife changed his mind. Definition: hatred of marriage

Misology • Example: Isabel enjoys discussion and debate; she cannot be accused of misology. Definition: hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion

Misogyny • Example: Rap music is often criticized for its misogyny, for some of it portrays women in a derogatory manner. Definition: demonstrating a hatred of women

Misoneism • Example: . While most people have a normal fear of change and some even may hate it, Dante displayed a misoneism so great that he broke down crying when his seat was changed in English class. • Definition: hatred or fear of change and innovation

Misarchist • Example: The peaceful protester claimed to be a misarchist, a fact which helped to explain his signs that read, “down with government”. Definition: A hater of government or authority

Misogrammer • Example: None of my wonderful English 9 students experiences misogrammer, for all of them simply love to write and to learn how to improve their writing. • Definition: The hatred of learning writing or learning in general

Misomater • Example: Sigmund Freud theorized that most girls were misomaters, for they were secretly jealous of their mothers and even subconsciously wished them harm. Definition: A hater of one’s mother

Misoxenist • Example: While all the neighborhood children thought Mr. Harper was a misoxenist due to his reluctance to meet new people or even to leave his house, the truth was that he was extremely shy. • Definition: One who hates strangers

Homework Use every vocabulary word in a sentence. The word’s sentence must demonstrate its meaning. Mis root means hate