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misanthrope
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mis·an·thrope
/
ˈmɪs
ənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz-
/
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[
mis
-
uh
n-throhp,
miz
-
]
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noun
a hater of humankind.
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Also,
mis·an·thro·pist
/
mɪsˈæn
θrə
pɪst
,
mɪz‐
/
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[
mis-
an
-thr
uh
-pist
,
miz‐
]
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.
Origin:
1555–65;
noun use of
Greek
mīsánthrōpos
hating humankind, misanthropic. See
mis-
2
,
anthropo-
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Le Mi·san·thrope
/
French
lə mi
zɑ̃ˈtrɔp
/
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[
French
l
uh
mee-zah
n
-
t
r
awp
]
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noun
a comedy (1666) by Molière.
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World English Dictionary
misanthrope
or
misanthropist
(ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp, mɪˈzænθrəpɪst)
—
n
a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
[C17: from Greek
mīsanthrōpos,
from
misos
hatred +
anthrōpos
man]
misanthropist
or
misanthropist
—
n
[C17: from Greek
mīsanthrōpos,
from
misos
hatred +
anthrōpos
man]
misanthropic
or
misanthropist
—
adj
misan'thropical
or
misanthropist
—
adj
misan'thropically
or
misanthropist
—
adv
misanthropy
or
misanthropist
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
misanthrope
"one who hates mankind," 1560s, from Gk. misanthropos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" + anthropos "man" (see
anthropo-
). Alternative form misanthropist is attested from 1650s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
He describes him several times as a
misanthrope
but then produces
copious—and often touching—evidence to the contrary.
People just go about their business, but that doesn't make one a
misanthrope
.
Enrico continues to the end of his days estranged from himself and those around
him, a virtual
misanthrope
.
He is, however, merely a mildly aggrieved
misanthrope
.
My wife teases me telling me I'm the only humanitarian
misanthrope
she knows.
Jobs for smart
misanthrope
s are harder to come by nowadays.
He was condemned by many as a
misanthrope
, a misfit, a hermit.
It would turn anybody into a
misanthrope
.
Histrionics, distraction, and absolutism: the last bastions of the
misanthrope
.
Later in life Degas gained a reputation as a recluse, even a
misanthrope
.
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