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himpathize

verb

Etymology

Blend of him + sympathize, or of himpathy + sympathize.

  1. borrowed from sympathiser
  2. compounded as himpathize — “him + sympathize”

Definitions

  1. To exhibit himpathy

    To exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.

    • As Manne (2017) and Solnit (2017) have shown, we tend to sympathize (or 'himpathize') too much with men and their standpoints, and not enough with women and their standpoints. This results in a tendency to downplay men's transgressions ...
    • So here, as elsewhere, we ought to resist the pressure to himpathize. Incels have generated many headlines recently. It's easy to understand why, given the egregiously violent acts of misogyny some incels have committed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA