misanthropy
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θrə noun
hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
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misanthrope or misanthropist (ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp, mɪˈzænθrəpɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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Word Origin & History
misanthropy
1650s, from Gk. 'misanthropia, from misanthropos (see misanthrope).
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Medical Dictionary
misanthropy mis·an·thro·py (mĭs-ān'thrə-pē, mĭz-)
n.
Hatred or mistrust of humankind.
mis'an·throp'ic (mĭs'ən-thrŏp'ĭk) adj.
mis'an·thrope' (mĭs'ən-thrōp', mĭz'-) or mis·an'thro·pist n.
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Example sentences
Now that bears a heavy dose of misanthropy to it, and carries more than a whiff of the gas chambers to boot.
There was no malice, but only a general sort of civil misanthropy on the porters part towards the general public.
In a world dominated by extrovert behaviour, introversion is often mistaken for misanthropy.
There's a sourness, a relentlessness about the movie which borders on misanthropy.
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