Antifemale
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
"We [are] entering this new era in molecular biology of sex determination where it's a more subtle dosage of genes, some pro-males, some pro-females, some anti-males, some anti-females that all interplay with each other rather than a simply linear pathway of genes going one after the other."
- 1 Averse to, or acting against, females.
"Susan Brownmiller states that heterosexual pornography is the undiluted essence of anti-female propaganda, and a clear explication of the philosophy of rape."
Example
More examples"Susan Brownmiller states that heterosexual pornography is the undiluted essence of anti-female propaganda, and a clear explication of the philosophy of rape."
Etymology
From anti- + female.
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