misanthropy
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- noun
- /ˌmɪsənˈθroʊpi/
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misantrropía
- Her constant criticism of the world revealed her deep-seated misanthropy towards humanity.
Examples
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How frequently has melancholy and even misanthropy taken possession of me when the world has disgusted me, and friends have proven unkind?
Academic text (2010) -
I read that entire site last night in a fit of misanthropy.
Blog text (13) -
For that matter, I generally hate people, but I'll save my misanthropy for another day.
Blog text (1) -
I wonder if I might be a candidate for misanthropy.
Blog text (26) -
I'm an egalitarian and exercise an equal opportunities policy in my misanthropy.
Blog text (15) -
Kojve made no effort to hide his misanthropy or his preference for wisdom.
Academic text (1996) -
The movie is frankly disapproving of the druggy misanthropy of its main character.
Blog text (8) -
Your contempt, your visceral misanthropy, is the stuff of banal lessons from history.
Blog text (22) -
Falco stays lively and light, and his cynicism never curdles into misanthropy.
Blog text (27) -
What could I offer you, but a bad temper, hypochondriasis, morbid fixations, reclusive rages and misanthropy?
Antonyms
How Misanthropic
Surface Forms
Morphology
misanthropy = misanthrope (transparent) = mis + anthrop + y
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-y' to 'misanthrope', yielding the abstract state of being a misanthrope.
Etymology
The word misanthropy comes from Greek parts mis- meaning 'hate' and anthropos meaning 'human', and it is the opposite of philanthropy ('love of people'). So, misanthropy means a strong dislike or hatred of people.