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misanthrope

/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/

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What does misanthrope mean?

noun

  1. One who has a negative view of the entire human race.
  2. Someone who distrusts or avoids other people.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹoʊp/
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Some wicked misanthrope referred to these traditions when he said, "And man's first sleep became his last repose."
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
Fabre d'Eglantine wrote the sequel to Le Misanthrope, and called it Le Philinte de Moliere.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
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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.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
Just learned it.) You are not a misanthrope are you, Daddy?
Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-LegsProject Gutenberg ebook #157
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.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205