The difference between Mansplaining and Womansplaining

When used as nouns, mansplaining means the act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic, whereas womansplaining means condescending explanation of something by a woman, particularly to a man.


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  1. Mansplaining as a noun (informal, pejorative):

    The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.

  1. Mansplaining as a verb:

  1. Womansplaining as a verb:

  1. Womansplaining as a noun (informal, pejorative):

    Condescending explanation of something by a woman, particularly to a man.

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