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misanthrope

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mis⋅an⋅thrope

  [mis-uhn-throhp, miz-]
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–noun
a hater of humankind.
Also, mis⋅an⋅thro⋅pist  [mis-an-thruh-pist, miz‑] .

Origin:
1555–65; n. use of Gk mīsánthrōpos hating humankind, misanthropic. See mis- 2 , anthropo-

Le Mi⋅san⋅thrope

  [Fr. luh mee-zahn-trawp]
–noun
a comedy (1666) by Molière.
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mis·an·thrope   (mĭs'ən-thrōp', mĭz'-)   
n.  One who hates or mistrusts humankind.

[French, from Greek mīsanthrōpos, hating mankind : mīso-, miso- + anthrōpos, man.]
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Word Origin & History

misanthrope 
"one who hates mankind," 1563, from Gk. misanthropos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" + anthropos "man." Alternate form misanthropist is attested from 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mis·an·thrope
Pronunciation: 'mis-&n-"thrOp
Function: noun
: one who hates or distrusts mankind
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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