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Blaxhall | 10:49 Fri 02nd Jan 2009 | Arts & Literature
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Hatred or dislike of women and womenkind is misogyny. What is the hatred and loathing of men called? I believe it starts with the letter 'A'.
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androphobia
Women is gynophobia, I think.
Hatred or dislike of women is mysogyny.
Ooops! sorry that should have been misogyny, and a man who doesn't like women is called a misogynist
misandry
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Just as gyne is Greek for woman, so andros is Greek for man, making misogyny and misandry exact parallels. (The hatred element is shown by the prefix mis.)
In plain English, that means that as mysogyny is a hatred of women, misandry is hatred of men.

Androphobia (if the word exists - can't find it in OED) indicates a fear of (humans?) - hence the use of 'phobia'.
Androphobia is a fear of men, whilst misandry is hatred of men. Two different things. Perhaps the question should be clearer?

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