"toxic masculinity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by psychologist Shepherd Bliss of the mythopoetic men's movement around 1986 and first attested in 1990 (see quote below). Compare hegemonic masculinity, which was coined in 1982. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Shepherd Bliss|nobycat=1|occ=psychologist|w=-}} Coined by psychologist Shepherd Bliss Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toxic masculinity (uncountable)
  1. (social sciences, media criticism) The aspects of traditional masculinity perceived to reinforce aggression, emotionlessness and other negative qualities. Wikipedia link: mythopoetic men's movement Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Social sciences Coordinate_terms: toxic femininity Translations (toxic masculinity): الذُّكُورَة السَّامَّة (alt: aḏ-ḏukūra(t) as-sāmma) [feminine] (Arabic), masculinitat tòxica [feminine] (Catalan), 有毒的男性氣質 (Chinese Mandarin), 有毒的男性气质 (yǒudú de nánxìng qìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), toksiline maskuliinsus (Estonian), toksinen maskuliinisuus (Finnish), masculinité toxique [feminine] (French), ტოქსიკური მასკულინობა (ṭoksiḳuri masḳulinoba) (Georgian), toxische Männlichkeit [feminine] (German), giftige Männlichkeit [feminine] (German), toksyczna męskość [feminine] (Polish), masculinidade tóxica [feminine] (Portuguese), токсичная маскулинность (toksičnaja maskulinnostʹ) (Russian), токси́чная му́жественность (toksíčnaja múžestvennostʹ) (Russian), masculinidad tóxica [feminine] (Spanish), токсична маскулінність (toksyčna maskulinnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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