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A disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
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misanthropy
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Word definitions for misanthropy in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misanthropy \Mis*an"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. misanthropie.] Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy . --Orrery.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Greek misanthropia "hatred of mankind," from misanthropos (see misanthrope ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hatred of mankind a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Misanthropy is the general hatred , distrust or contempt of the human species or human nature . A misanthrope or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings. The word's origin is from the Greek words μῖσος ( misos , "hatred") and ἄνθρωπος ...
Usage examples of misanthropy.
In their individual and aggregate air of corruption, malevolence and misanthropy, they made the other inhabitants of the Pinchgut look as genteel and demure as countinghouse clerks.
Moreover, Lydia and Florent, to his wounded sensibility of a demi-pariah, formed the only pleasant corner in his life--were the fresh and youthful comforters of his widowerhood and of his misanthropy.
To convince ourselves of this, we do not need to recall the effect of Werther, of Childe Harold, and of Don Juan, and the imitation of their sentimentality, misanthropy, and adventure, down to the copying of the rakishness of the loosely-knotted necktie and the broad turn-over collar.
Behind it on a stool sat wizened, one-legged Nym, an elderly male who for sheer surly, unwavering misanthropy rivaled any demon the Master of Sorcere had ever conjured.