misanthrope
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- noun
- /ˈmɪsənˌθroʊp/
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misántropo
- As a confirmed misanthrope, he preferred to spend his time alone rather than socializing with others.
- even a misanthrope
So the book is on the one sense a call to misanthropes to hopefully shake them out of their slumber.
- So the book is on the one sense a call to misanthropes to hopefully shake them out of their slumber.
Examples
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A misanthrope is one who hates humanity.
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Home to more dedicated misanthropes than any place you could name.
Fiction book (1995) -
But, as you know, I am a misanthrope.
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I'm just trying to be honest about being a misanthrope.
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But it appeals to the angry, frustrated misanthrope deep within some fans.
Blog text (15) -
What's a misanthrope? - Somebody who doesn't like people.
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A true paradise for a misanthrope!
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But there is something about Dalmar that invites confidence, yes, even in a misanthrope such as myself.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm a misanthrope!
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Even the lowliest misanthrope or the most wretched of sinners.
Synonyms
A person who dislikes other people and prefers to be alone
Antonyms
How Sociable
Surface Forms
Morphology
misanthrope = mis + anthrop
The prefix 'mis-' (hate) plus the combining form 'anthrop-' (human) transparently yield the sense 'hates people', but 'anthrop' is not a standalone English word so learners unfamiliar with Greek combining forms may not fully derive the meaning.
Etymology
Misanthrope comes from two Greek parts: mis- meaning 'hate' and anthropos meaning 'human', the same root you see in anthropology, the study of humans. So a misanthrope is someone who dislikes people in general.