Because concepts are conveyed by words, feminists suppose if Word X is already spoken for we cannot use Word X to mean something else. There logic then runs like this.

Premise 1: Word X means equality.
Premise 2: Anti-misandrists are against Word X
Conclusion: Anti-misandrists are against equality.

However, we point out the blatant fact that feminists are not truly interested in equality, there is no intellectual leg to stand on. Rather than admit (victim and competitive) feminism is evil and intellectually dishonest, which would be the honest thing to do, they retreat to - not the reality of the feminist movement - but the supposed and politically correct reason for their existence. It is like defending Nazi's using their own propaganda - breathing room to grow.

Feminists use definitions the same way the Nazi's did. After all, both are trying to create a better world. The Nazi's only wanted to kill the Jews, which is a small percentage of the population. Radical feminists stated agenda is to kill men. "Moderate" feminists do not publicly oppose this evil.

Why do feminists defend feminism by saying "The dictionary says its about equality"

If feminism genuinely reinforced what it proclaimed, then it would be most apparent for all to see throughout every sphere of life. A dying ideology so utterly dependent on attempting to fool a savvy populace they should believe a definition within a book rather than the reality they experience, is desperation indeed.

An analogy is that feminists are modern day neanderthals with nowhere to go in evolutionary terms (a zoo maybe?). A limited beast they are by their own self-destructive devisement!

The lies about "equality" is growing old. More and more men are seeing thru this.