"antifemale" meaning in English

See antifemale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: antifemale US.ogg , anti-female US.ogg Forms: more antifemale [comparative], most antifemale [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + female. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|female}} anti- + female Head templates: {{en-adj}} antifemale (comparative more antifemale, superlative most antifemale)
  1. Averse to, or acting against, females. Synonyms: gynophobic, misogynist, misogynous, womanhating
    Sense id: en-antifemale-en-adj-aC1FC-yk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anti-female

Noun

Audio: antifemale US.ogg , anti-female US.ogg Forms: antifemales [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + female. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|female}} anti- + female Head templates: {{en-noun}} antifemale (plural antifemales)
  1. A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
    Sense id: en-antifemale-en-noun-KSo4kFd~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anti-female

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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