On the Larry David episode - they refer to Larry as being massagenous,
i.e., beating his wife - what is the spelling of this word.

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Clarification of Question by redrider99-ga on 10 Jun 2004 19:57 PDT

Tonight on the Larry David show the episode centered around the fact
that Larry was witnessed beating his wife (but was not) - they used
the term massagenous to describe his behavior.

Hello redrider99,

 The word to which you refer is

           misogynist

A misogynist is a woman-hater. The word does not specifically mean 
wife-beater" however. Some misogynists do not beat women!

Larry is a misogynist
or
Larry is misogynistic.

The etymology is Greek, misein means "hate" and gyn means "woman"
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/misogynist

You can hear the pronunciation of this word on the Mirriam Webster
Dictionary website:
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=misogynist

Similar terms include misanthrope and misogamist. The feminine
equivalent, a male-hater, is called a "misandrist"
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/misogynist?view=uk


Oddly, "wife-beater" is a name of a tank top undershirt.
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20000706

Hope this helps! Please request an Answer Clarification if this
explanation is unclear, before rating.

Sincerely,
crabcakes