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misanthrope
/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/
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What does misanthrope mean?
noun
- One who has a negative view of the entire human race.
- Someone who distrusts or avoids other people.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/
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Some wicked misanthrope referred to these traditions when he said, "And man's first sleep became his last repose."
Fabre d'Eglantine wrote the sequel to Le Misanthrope, and called it Le Philinte de Moliere.
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Like a plethoric burning martyr, or a self-consuming misanthrope, once ignited, the whale supplies his own fuel and burns by his own body.
Just learned it.) You are not a misanthrope are you, Daddy?
Yet I experienced sometimes that the most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the poor misanthrope and most melancholy man.