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misanthrope

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mis·an·thrope  (msn-thrp, mz-) also mis·an·thro·pist (ms-nthr-pst, mz-)
n.
One who hates or mistrusts humankind.
[French, from Greek msanthrpos, hating mankind : mso-, miso- + anthrpos, man.]
misanthrope [ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp], misanthropist [mɪˈzænθrəpɪst]
n
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.misanthropemisanthrope - 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 [ˈmɪzənθrəʊp] n → misanthrope m/f


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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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