English Explanatory Dictionary

ad feminam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner.
adv
  1. In a manner that attacks a woman in a sexist manner instead of her argument.
noun
  1. An invalid response to an argument by deploying a sexist attack against the woman who made it.

Word forms

ad feminam ad feminams

Etymology

Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem.

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