misanthropes

Meanings

• person who dislikes humankind

  - "He was a misanthrope who avoided social gatherings."

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Antonyms

philanthrope

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Synonyms

misanthropist

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Rhymes

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hapless , hopeless , loveless , unhappy

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Variants

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misanthrope , misanthropes

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Etymology

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From Greek misos (hate) + anthropos (man).

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1. misanthropy: A deep-seated hatred or dislike of humankind.

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Quotes

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1. Many members of the contemporary movie audience, only marginally socialized, would have made a "misanthrope" of Gandhi; they undermine every argument for intelligent design in the universe.

   - James Morris,{it}Wilson Quarterly{/it},Autumn 2005

2. The young people thought him a gloomy "misanthrope", because he never joined in their sports—the old men thought still more hardly of him, because he followed no trade,  …

   - Washington Irving,Salmagundi,November 24, 1807,{"source"=>"in {it}History, Tales, and Sketches{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1977"}

3. It is perhaps not the healthiest tendency for a man who is already if not a hermit at least a part-time "misanthrope".

   - Edmund White,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},September 1996

4. Rather she is the genuine article, a "misanthrope" so pure she can't understand "why solitary confinement is considered punishment."

   - Lewis Burke Frumkes,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},10 May 1992

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Misanthropes have been depicted in various forms of literature, art, and music. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot, the main character Prince Myshkin is described as a misanthrope. In visual art, misanthropes have been depicted as lonely figures, often with animals as companions.

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