misanthrope

(mĭs'ən-thrōp', mĭz'-) also mis·an·thro·pist (mĭs-ăn'thrə-pĭst, mĭz'-)
n.
One who hates or mistrusts humankind.

[French, from Greek mīsanthrōpos, hating mankind : mīso-, miso- + anthrōpos, man.]

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A misanthrope is a hater of fellow human beings; a person who hates women is a misogynist. The corresponding concept nouns are misanthropy and misogyny; hatred of men is misandry. How significant it is that misanthrope dates from the 16th century and misogynist from the early 17th century, whereas misandry is first recorded in ordinary usage from the 1940s (and misandrist from thirty years later) must be left for others to determine.

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noun

A person who expects only the worst from people: cynic, misanthropist. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

n

Definition: person who hates others
Antonyms: humanitarian, philanthropist

one who hates or distrusts mankind

IN BRIEF: A person who hates mankind.

That hermit was an avowed misanthrope.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - misantrop, menneskehader

Nederlands (Dutch)
misantroop, mensenhater

Français (French)
n. - misanthrope

Deutsch (German)
n. - Misanthrop, Menschenfeind

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μισάνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
misantropo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - misantropo (m)

Русский (Russian)
мизантроп

Español (Spanish)
n. - misántropo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - misantrop

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厌恶人类的人, 不愿与人来往者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厭惡人類的人, 不願與人來往者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인간을 싫어하는 사람, 세상을 비관적으로 보는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人間嫌いの人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كاره للبشر, ناقم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שונא אדם, אדם המתרחק מהחברה, מיזנתרופ‬

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