misanthrope (redirected from misanthropists)

mis·an·thrope  (msn-thrp, mz-) also mis·an·thro·pist (ms-nthr-pst, mz-)

n.

One who hates or mistrusts humankind.

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

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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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