misanthrope
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”); compare miser.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊp
Noun
misanthrope (plural misanthropes)
- One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, "On the Death of Jonathan Swift":
- Alas, poor Dean! his only scope
- Was to be held a misanthrope.
- 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Francesca Carrara, volume 1, page 50:
- 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.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, "On the Death of Jonathan Swift":
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
one who hates all mankind
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See also
- misanthropy (hatred of humans)
- misanthropic
- misandry (hatred of males)
- misogyny (hatred of females)
- misopedia (hatred of children)
- philanthropy (love of humans)
- philanthropic
- philanthropist
- philandry (love of males)
- philogyny (love of females)
- philopedia (love of children)
- Timonist (bitter misanthrope)
- xenophobe (fearer—less commonly, hater—of foreigners)
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”).
Pronunciation
Noun
misanthrope m or f by sense (plural misanthropes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “misanthrope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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