misanthrope

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/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/(UK)

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/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/(UK) · /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹəʊp/(UK) · /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/(US) · /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹoʊp/(US)

Definition of misanthrope

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noun

One who has a negative view of the entire human race.

“Alas, poor Dean! his only scope Was to be held a misanthrope.”
“I cannot love evergreens—they are the misanthropes of nature. To them the spring brings no promise, the autumn no decline; they are cut off from the sweetest of all ties with their kind—sympathy.”

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noun

One who has a negative view of the entire human race.

“Alas, poor Dean! his only scope Was to be held a misanthrope.”
“I cannot love evergreens—they are the misanthropes of nature. To them the spring brings no promise, the autumn no decline; they are cut off from the sweetest of all ties with their kind—sympathy.”
Someone who distrusts or avoids other people.

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From Ancient Greek from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”); compare miser.

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