Dildo T . Baggins <| sep |> Huh , for some reason I always assumed it was defined as a fear or hatred of women . I have no idea where I picked up that definition . My comment was stupid then , sorry . Nope , I think I know what it ishatred , dislike , or mistrust of women , or prejudice against women . Mistrust , specifically . When someone says I won ' t date because she ' ll divorce me and leave me or I don ' t want women around because accusations of rape that is a mistrust of women in general , making it misogyny . The same goes for those who mistrust men because all men could kill me with them being larger and stronger . It shows a fundamental attribution of behavior of people based on gender , rather than assuming good will and not allowing those potential dangers to make a divide between us . So , no , I was totally right , just didn ' t phrase my thoughts correctly .