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View synonyms for misanthrope

misanthrope

[ mis-uhn-throhp, miz- ]

noun

  1. a person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most others; an antisocial, cynical, or unfriendly person:

    They’re a bunch of mean-spirited misanthropes, smugly indifferent to the misfortunes of others.



misanthrope

/ ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp; mɪˈzænθrəpɪ; mɪˈzænθrəpɪst; ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪk /

noun

  1. a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • misanthropic, adjective
  • ˌmisanˈthropically, adverb
  • misanthropy, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misanthrope1

First recorded in 1680–90; from French misanthrope (noun and adjective), from Greek mīsánthrōpos “hating humankind”; miso-, anthropo-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misanthrope1

C17: from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man
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Example Sentences

The actor known for yelling for comedic effect in films like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore uses his impressive pipes to paint a portrait of a misanthrope who finds happiness in an unexpected love connection.

From Time

Highsmith, a misanthrope, gave us in her fiction Tom Ripley, the world’s most charming, but murderous sociopath.

I do miss Vicious Misanthrope, but I often feel his spirit still lingers somehow.

All 65 episodes of the original animated series, starring that lovable combat-booted misanthrope, are now available on DVD.

You have some surface similarities to Richard Morris, the misanthrope at the center of Perforated Heart.

Dean Swift was indeed a misanthrope by theory, however he may have made exception to private life.

The insular failing is elsewhere frequently displayed by the poet in the trying light cast from a misanthrope genius.

She finally becomes anemic and neurasthenic and a misanthrope.

This misanthrope is something more than an honourable gentleman at odds with the world.

The development of Percival from a priggish misanthrope to a man and a lover is beautifully told.

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