Misanthrope
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noun.
One who hates or mistrusts humankind.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A hater of mankind; one who harbors dislike or distrust of human character or motives in general.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
One who hates all
mankind
; one who hates the
human race
.
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noun.
someone who dislikes people in general
Word Usage
"For his sin of sympathetic disengagement, this particular misanthrope is cut off from social sympathy in death as well as in life."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
philanthropist
cross-reference
Timonist
misandry
misanthropic
misanthropy
misogyny
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
churl
crank
crosspatch
grouch
grump
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
misogynist
woman hater
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Brahmin
anchorite
cellarer
cenobite
congregationalist
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Anglophobe
Russophobe
anchoret
anchorite
bigot