misanthrope

mis·an·thrope (m

n-thr

, m

-) also mis·an·thro·pist (m

thr

-p

st, m

One who hates or mistrusts humankind.

[French, from Greek msanthrpos, hating mankind : mso-, miso- + anthrpos, man.]

misanthrope [ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp], misanthropist [mɪˈzænθrəpɪst]

a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general

[from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man]

misanthropic [ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪk], misanthropical adj

misanthropically adv

misanthropy [mɪˈzænθrəpɪ] n

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Noun

misanthrope - someone who dislikes people in general

misanthropist

crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump, churl - a bad-tempered person

misogynist, woman hater - a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular

misanthrope

noun cynic, sceptic, grouch, grump, misanthropist, mankind-hater One myth is that he was a grumbling misanthrope.

Translations

misanthrope [ˈmɪzənθrəʊp] N → misántropo m

misanthrope [ˈmɪz^ənθrəʊp] n → misanthrope m/f

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Attitudes churl crank crosspatch cynic grouch grump loner misanthropic misanthropist Misanthropos misanthropy misogynist Molière pessimist woman hater	Like a plethoric burning martyr, or a self-consuming misanthrope, once ignited, the whale supplies his own fuel and burns by his own body. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context All the hate and scorn and love of a deep nature such as the shy man is ever cursed by fester and corrupt within, instead of spending themselves abroad, and sour him into a misanthrope and cynic. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context Yet I experienced sometimes that the most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the poor misanthrope and most melancholy man. Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context	Misadventured Misadventurous Misadvertence Misadvice misadvise Misadvised misaffect misaffected misaffection misaffirm misaimed misalign misaligned misalignment misallegation misallege misalliance Misallied misallocate Misallotment misally Misalter misandria misandrist misandry misanthrope misanthropic misanthropical misanthropism misanthropist Misanthropos misanthropy misapplication misapply Misappreciated misapprehend misapprehension Misapprehensively misappropriate misappropriated misappropriation Misarcribe Misarrange Misarrangement Misassay Misassign Misattend misattribute Misaventure Misavize Misbear	misallocates misallocating misallocation misallocations Misallotment misally misallying Misalter Misamis Institute of Technology Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park Misamis Oriental Farmers' Association Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology Misamis University misandria Misandric Misandrist misandrists Misandrous misandry misanthrope misanthropes misanthropes misanthropic misanthropic misanthropic misanthropic Misanthropic Luciferian Order misanthropical misanthropical misanthropically misanthropically misanthropically Misanthropism Misanthropism Misanthropism misanthropist misanthropist misanthropist misanthropists misanthropists Misanthropos misanthropy misanthropy misanthropy misanthropy MISAP misapplication misapplication misapplication misapplications

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Attitudes
churl
crank
crosspatch
cynic
grouch
grump
loner
misanthropic
misanthropist
Misanthropos
misanthropy
misogynist
Molière
pessimist
woman hater

Like a plethoric burning martyr, or a self-consuming misanthrope, once ignited, the whale supplies his own fuel and burns by his own body.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

All the hate and scorn and love of a deep nature such as the shy man is ever cursed by fester and corrupt within, instead of spending themselves abroad, and sour him into a misanthrope and cynic.

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context

Yet I experienced sometimes that the most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the poor misanthrope and most melancholy man.

Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context

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