Himpathize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions. rare
"As Manne (2017) and Solnit (2017) have shown, we tend to sympathize (or 'himpathize') too much with men and their standpoints, and not enough with women and their standpoints. This results in a tendency to downplay men's transgressions ..."
Example
More examples"As Manne (2017) and Solnit (2017) have shown, we tend to sympathize (or 'himpathize') too much with men and their standpoints, and not enough with women and their standpoints. This results in a tendency to downplay men's transgressions ..."
Etymology
Blend of him + sympathize, or of himpathy + sympathize.
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