misanthrope definition - Dictionary

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mis·an·thrope [ míss'n thrp ] (plural mis·an·thropes) or mis·an·thro·pist [ mi sánthrəpist ] (plural mis·an·thro·pists)

noun

Definition:

somebody who hates people: somebody who hates humanity, or who dislikes and distrusts other people and tends to avoid them

[Mid-16th century. < French< Greek misanthrōpos< misein "to hate" + anthrōpos "man"]

mis·an·throp·ic [ mìss'n thróppik ] adjective

mis·an·thro·py [ mi sánthrəpee ] noun