misanthrope
noun
a person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most others; an antisocial, cynical, or unfriendly person.
misanthropist
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a variation of
misanthrope.
Example Sentences
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His tweets have triggered an unexpectedly heated debate during which he’s been belittled as a killjoy, a pedant, and even a misanthropist.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2018
Of all the presidents, Richard Nixon was a misanthropist, which means a hater of mankind in general.
From US News ● May 2, 2016
He describes himself as an "equal opportunities misanthropist", saying he's "skewered many more men than women, and possibly more donkeys than both".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012
Myson, the misanthropist, was once surprised by one of these people as he was laughing to himself.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism by T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey) Saunders
Sir," said the misanthropist, bluntly, in reply to some observation by Gervayse Hastings, "pray do not address me again.
From The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") by Nathaniel Hawthorne
