English Explanatory Dictionary

masculism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Advocacy of men's rights.
  2. Support for patriarchy / male domination of women; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.
  3. Sexism in favor of men.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæskjəlɪzm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-masculism.wav

Word forms

masculism masculisms

Etymology

From mascul(ine) + -ism, as opposed to feminism. Doublet of machismo.

Synonyms

masculinism androcentrism patriarchalism

Related words

masculist feminism feminist formenism masculinism masculinist

Translations

Arabic: ذُكُورِيَّة Belarusian: маскулі́зм Bulgarian: маскули́зъм Catalan: masculinisme Chinese Mandarin: 男性主義 /男性主义 Czech: maskulinismus Danish: maskulinisme Dutch: masculinisme Finnish: maskulismi Finnish: maskulinismi French: masculinisme French: masculisme Galician: masculinismo Georgian: მასკულიზმი German: Maskulinismus German: Maskulismus Italian: mascolinismo Japanese: マスキュリズム Korean: 남성주의 Macedonian: маскули́зам Persian: ماسکولیسم Polish: maskulinizm Portuguese: masculinismo Russian: маскули́зм Russian: маскулини́зм Serbo-Croatian: маскулѝзам Serbo-Croatian: маскулинѝзам Serbo-Croatian: maskulìzam Serbo-Croatian: maskulinìzam Slovak: maskulinizmus Slovene: maskulinizem Slovene: maskulizem Spanish: masculinismo Turkish: maskülizm Ukrainian: маскулі́зм
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