masculism

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masculism

/ˈmæskjəlɪzm/

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From mascul(ine) + -ism, as opposed to feminism. Doublet of machismo.

noun masculisms

uncountable, usually Advocacy of men's rights. […] proposing the development of a counter corrective movement to be called "Masculism" — lady, I thank thee for that word! — a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Men. […] In his plea for masculism John Macy defies the champions of present-day feminism.
uncountable, usually Support for patriarchy / male domination of women; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism. The ages of masculism are now drawing to a close. Their dying days are lit up by a final flare of universal violence and despair such as the world has seldom before seen.
uncountable, usually Sexism in favor of men. Masculism, the form of sexism practiced in our culture, has many facets, and we shall explore them in Chapter 2. Here we need only say that masculism is in part the mistaking of male perspectives, beliefs, attitudes, standards, values, and perceptions for all human perceptions.

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noun a social theory or political movement

Español	masculinismo
한국어	남성주의 namseongjuui
日本語	マスキュリズム masukyurizumu
中文	男性主義 /男性主义 nánxìngzhǔyì
Português	masculinismo
Français	masculinisme, masculisme
Deutsch	Maskulinismus, Maskulismus
Italiano	mascolinismo
Русский	маскули́зм maskulízm, маскулини́зм maskulinízm
العربية	ذُكُورِيَّة ḏukūriyya

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@misc{masculism_2026,
  title = {masculism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/masculism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}