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Meaning of "hypermasculine" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HYPERMASCULINE

ˌhaɪpəˈmæskjʊlɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPERMASCULINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypermasculine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HYPERMASCULINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hypermasculinity

Hypermasculinity is a psychological term for the exaggeration of male stereotypical behavior, such as an emphasis on physical strength, aggression, and sexuality. This term can be pejorative, though it is also used when examining the behavior (as adaptive or maladaptive) dispassionately. One of the first studies of hypermasculinity was conducted by Donald L. Mosher and Mark Sirkin in 1984. Mosher and Sirkin have operationally defined hypermasculinity or the "macho personality" as consisting of the following three variables: a) "callous sexual attitudes toward women", b) "the belief that violence is manly", and c) "the experience of danger as exciting". They developed the Hypermasculinity Inventory (HMI) designed to measure the three components. Research has found that hypermasculinity is associated with sexual and physical aggression towards women. Prisoners have higher hypermasculinity scores than control groups. "Hypermasculine" can also refer to a style of erotic art in which male character's muscles and penis/testicles are portrayed as being unrealistically large and prominent. Gay artists who exploit hypermasculine types include Tom of Finland and Bill Ward.

Definition of hypermasculine in the English dictionary

The definition of hypermasculine in the dictionary is characterized by an exaggeration of traditionally masculine traits or behaviour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPERMASCULINE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPERMASCULINE

hypermania · hypermanic · hypermarket · hypermart · hypermedia · hypermetabolic · hypermetabolism · hypermeter · hypermetric · hypermetrical · hypermetropia · hypermetropic · hypermetropical · hypermetropy · hypermiling · hypermnesia · hypermnesic · hypermobility · hypermodern · hypermodern school

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPERMASCULINE

acauline · baculine · cauline · figuline · hotline · induline · line · lupuline · multicauline · nummuline · offline · on line · Pauline · penduline · primuline · reguline · sabuline · traguline · Ursuline · vituline

Synonyms and antonyms of hypermasculine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypermasculine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPERMASCULINE

Find out the translation of hypermasculine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hypermasculine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypermasculine» in English.
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hypermasculine
1,325 millions of speakers
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hipermasculinos
570 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
510 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
380 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
280 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
278 millions of speakers
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hipermasculino
270 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
260 millions of speakers
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hypermasculin
220 millions of speakers
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Hypermasculine
190 millions of speakers
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hypermaskuline
180 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
130 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
85 millions of speakers
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Hypermasculine
85 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
80 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
75 millions of speakers
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अत्यंत महत्वाचा
75 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
70 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
65 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
50 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
40 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
30 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
15 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
14 millions of speakers
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hypermasculine
10 millions of speakers
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hypermaskuline
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypermasculine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPERMASCULINE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPERMASCULINE»

Discover the use of hypermasculine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypermasculine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Men and Masculinities
The next several para- graphs break down this definition into its specific parts. actual behavior,and could exhibit hy- permasculine behaviors without nec- essarily maintaining hypermasculine beliefs.However,and in either case, the beliefs or ...
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The Transgender Studies Reader
Alternatively, he may attempt to “force a fit” by the unconscious and conscious “ selection” of a hypermasculine adaptation. Inadequate, faulty object relations and a high prevalence of borderline personality organization (Levine and Lothstein, ...
Susan Stryker, Stephen Whittle, 2006
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Hypermasculine Dress: Self-preservations in Queer Male Culture
A study of hypermasculine dress in gay and lesbian communities in the 1970s and 1980s. Hypermasculine dress is described as the overtly masculine dress centered around stereotypes such as the biker, lumberjack, policeman and the cowboy.
George W. Veale, 2013
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Trait Aggression and Style of Video Game Play: The Effects ...
In addition to these content analyses, Scharrer has conducted two experiments that shed light on the relationship between males' exposure to hypermasculine and violent television programming and subsequent aggression and hostility.
Angela Paradise, 2007
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Gender and International Security: Feminist Perspectives
The following sectionwill provideabriefsenseofthe historicalcontext of hypermasculine hegemonic masculinityintheUnited States.Theidea that hypermasculinity is an element of hegemonic masculinity is not entirely new. However, it has not yet ...
Laura Sjoberg, 2009
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Young People's Voices in Physical Education and Youth Sport
These narratives, and countless others like them, are reminders that the subcultures that build up around hypermasculine sport can be far from tolerant and inclusive. Viewed as a conduit for exploring the intersection of sport, schooling and ...
Mary O'Sullivan, Ann MacPhail, 2010
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Power, Postcolonialism and International Relations: Reading ...
I extend Nandy's hypermasculine pathology to the capitalist world economy. The players in and site of hypermasculine competition since colonialism may have changed, but its script of colonial power relations and underdeveloped hearts ...
Chowdhry Geeta, Sheila Nair, 2013
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AFRICAN AMERICAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SO: New Perspectives
Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Hypermasculine Coping Among Urban Black Adolescent Males Gregory Seaton SUMMARY. The literature regarding African American males has generally focused on the cultural or academic deficits of ...
J. Camille Hall, Stan L. Bowie, 2013
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Cultural Assimilation, Appropriation and Commercialization: ...
Indeed, both Dyson and hooks contend that the hypermasculine imagery in rap music is largely the consequence of living within an American culture that has always been obsessed with violence, sex, power, and money. This becomes ...
Jonathan P. Tummons, 2008
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The Harlem Renaissance Revisited: Politics, Arts, and Letters
... inclusion of black romantic love in Song of Freedom ushered in a new representative image of the Hypermasculine African American Übermensch that would materialize in Big Fella and offer audiences Robeson as a heroic figure.
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPERMASCULINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypermasculine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Santorum - Don't Vote for Walker, His Wife Supports Gays
Santorum basically said that Walker doesn't wear the pants, which is an important tenet of marriage for hypermasculine-Republicans for some ... «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»
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Obsession with Serena's body image called racist and contradictory
It has also been contradictory: Williams has been called "hypermasculine, too muscular, unfeminine," Warwick said, while at the same time ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
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Reveling in the darkness: “True Detective,” “Game of Thrones” and …
Yet, because this is visual entertainment, and the entire series exists within a hypermasculine framework where violence is the primary solution ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Watch Out, Wonder Woman, Female Superheroes Are On The Rise
... Diana of Themyscira was the first widely recognized superheroine -- a much-needed addition to the hypermasculine realm of comic fiction. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Three Things Gender Intelligent Men Do Differently
So I wanted to give the male perspective a platform to lead a discussion on gender intelligence and the destructive hypermasculine influences ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Random thoughts of a free Black mind, v. 261
... both foreign (rogue cops, systemic disproportionate pain) and domestic (street gangs, Black-on Black violence, prison-based hypermasculine ... «Florida Courier, Jul 15»
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More Love in Hip-Hop: What the Shaming of Meek Mill and Nicki …
The disdain for rappers in love is another facet of the hypermasculine rhetoric that breeds contempt for women and frames relationships as ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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OPINION: Independent women and marriage
The independent women narrative often goes hand-in-hand with the hypermasculine, strong women trope, championing an image of: 'women ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
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Is True Detective Trolling Us? The Case For This Summers …
That Cary Fukanaga was visionary enough to see an unselfconscious way to execute Nic Pizzolatto's faux-deep hypermasculine ridiculata only ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Too many serial rapists are getting away with their crimes
... constant striving for sexual conquests mixes with the rapist's underlying hostility toward women and his hypermasculine identity,” Lisak wrote. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
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