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misanthrope

[ mis-uhn-throhp, miz- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

/ ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪk; mɪˈzænθrəpɪst; ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp; mɪˈzænθrəpɪ /

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

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

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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