"toxic femininity" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toxic femininity (uncountable)
  1. (gender theory) Those aspects of traditional femininity perceived to reinforce neuroticism, hysteria and other negative qualities, theorized as a component of feminine ideology, particularly in the United States. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: toxic masculinity
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