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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, unbeliever, questioner, egotist, skeptic, caviler, detractor, pessimist, misanthrope, egoist, misogynist, carper, misogamist, mocker, scoffer, satirist

Nearby words

misaligned, misalliance, misallocate, misally, misandry, misanthrope, misanthropic, misanthropy, misapplied, misapply, misapprehend
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-
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misanthrope

misanthropist (mɪˈzænθrəpɪst)

/ (ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

misanthropic (ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪk) or misanthropical, adjectivemisanthropically, adverbmisanthropy (mɪˈzænθrəpɪ), noun

Word Origin for misanthrope

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