anti-feminist

adjective

an·​ti-fem·​i·​nist ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-nist How to pronounce anti-feminist (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to feminism
… the obviously anti-feminist bias of these cultural and literary practices.Kirk Combe
anti-feminism noun
The current of anti-feminism which developed in the newer religious orders … Margaret W. Labarge
anti-feminist noun
… a publicly abusive faction of men's right advocates and anti-feminists Grant Barrett

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South Korean women organized it to protest a rise in anti-feminist movements following the election of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024 There is a sense that this is kind of an anti-feminist role. Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024 The country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was elected two years ago pledging to abolish the country’s gender equality ministry, and courts support from young anti-feminist men. Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024 America’s New Female Right will meet a new wave of women using social media platforms and podcasts to champion extreme views on social media, including content that is increasingly shocking and anti-feminist. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024 The origins of the term are unclear, but it can be traced back to an anti-feminist Reddit page called the Red Pill Women, which was set up in 2013, per The Guardian. Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024 Some legislators also voiced blatant anti-feminist frustration. Alison Lefkovitz / Made By History, TIME, 23 July 2024 Pollster Jeong Han-wool, who participated in designing and analyzing the survey, found that anti-feminist sentiment is increasingly determining 20-something men's voting behaviors. Se Eun Gong, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024 Second, the current President, Yoon Suk Yeol, won election in 2022 on an explicitly anti-feminist agenda, with a promise to abolish the ministry for gender equality. Richard V. Reeves, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-feminist was in 1900

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