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misanthrope

[ mis-uh n-throhp, miz- ]
/ ˈmɪs ənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz- /
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noun

a hater of humankind.

RELATED WORDS

doubter, egotist, skeptic, loner, egoist, misanthropist, recluse, cynic, hater, isolate

Nearby words

  1. misalignment,
  2. misalliance,
  3. misallocate,
  4. misally,
  5. misandry,
  6. misanthropic,
  7. misanthropist,
  8. misanthropy,
  9. misapplication,
  10. misapplied
Also mis·an·thro·pist [mis-an-thruh-pist, miz‐] /mɪsˈæn θrə pɪst, mɪz‐/.

Origin of misanthrope

1555–65; noun use of Greek mīsánthrōpos hating humankind, misanthropic. See mis-2, anthropo-

Le Misanthrope

[ French luh mee-zahn-trawp ]
/ French lə mi zɑ̃ˈtrɔp /

noun

a comedy (1666) by Molière.
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British Dictionary definitions for misanthrope

misanthrope

misanthropist (mɪˈzænθrəpɪst)

/ (ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp) /

noun

a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
Derived Formsmisanthropic (ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪk) or misanthropical, adjectivemisanthropically, adverbmisanthropy (mɪˈzænθrəpɪ), noun

Word Origin for misanthrope

C17: from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man
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Word Origin and History for misanthrope

misanthrope

n.

"one who hates mankind," 1560s, from Greek misanthropos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" (see miso-) + anthropos "man" (see anthropo-). Alternative form misanthropist is attested from 1650s.

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