mansplained
Talked down condescendingly
Mansplained is the past tense of mansplain—to explain something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she lacks knowledge, especially when she's already knowledgeable about the subject.
The term implies the explainer's condescension stems from sexism: He mansplained her own research findings to her.
Coined in the late 2000s, it's used critically and often sarcastically.
Treating someone as inferior
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- lecturedSpoke formally to instruct
- overexplainedElaborated to excess
unsolicited · arrogant · presumptuous · smug · know-it-all · pompous · superior · overbearing
Hostility toward women
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- genderedCategorized by sex
- sexistBiased based on gender
entitlement · privilege · male-dominated · inequality · discrimination · bias · harassment · silencing
Broken mid-course
- lecturedSpoke formally to instruct
- overexplainedElaborated to excess
- monologuedSpoke at length alone
- correctedFixed what was wrong
interjected · pontificated · sermonized · expounded · dominated · droned · rambled · verbose
patronizing
Treating someone as inferior
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- lecturedSpoke formally to instruct
overexplained · unsolicited · arrogant · presumptuous · smug · know-it-all · pompous · superior · overbearing · haughty
misogyny
Hostility toward women
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- genderedCategorized by sex
sexist · entitlement · privilege · male-dominated · inequality · discrimination · bias · harassment · silencing · minimizing
interrupted
Broken mid-course
- lecturedSpoke formally to instruct
- overexplainedElaborated to excess
- monologuedSpoke at length alone
corrected · interjected · pontificated · sermonized · expounded · dominated · droned · rambled · verbose · long-winded