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misanthrope

misanthrope \mis"an*thrope\ (m[i^]s"[a^]n*thr[=o]p), n. [Gr. misa`nqrwpos; misei^n to hate + 'a`nqrwpos a man; cf. F. misanthrope. Cf. Miser.] A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
misanthrope

"one who hates mankind," 1560s, from Greek misanthropos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" (see miso-) + anthropos "man" (see anthropo-). Alternative form misanthropist is attested from 1650s.

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misanthrope

n. One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.

WordNet
misanthrope

n. someone who dislikes people in general [syn: misanthropist]

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Misanthrope (band)

Misanthrope is a French metal band, formed in 1988. The name of the band is taken from Molière's play Le Misanthrope, reflecting the band's very theatrical style and the influence of the French dramatist on their music and lyrics.

The band's genre is difficult to define, but could probably be best described as progressive/ technical death metal, somewhere along the lines of Opeth or In Flames, with a wide array of tempo and style changes. The band also makes extensive use of keyboards, and features clean, though tormented, vocals alongside the traditional death grunt.

Misanthrope was voted best French metal band by the readers of magazines Hard'N'Heavy in 1999, and by the readers of Hard Rock Mag and Hard'N'Heavy in 2000.

Misanthrope (disambiguation)

Misanthrope may refer to:

  • Misanthropy, a generalized contempt or hatred of humanity

Usage examples of "misanthrope".

Nevertheless, this noble misanthrope longed to benefit his proteges still further.

The single finest tellurium in existence was built by the New England machinist, astronomer, and misanthrope, Benjamin Dee, in 1816.

This is a curious fact, for as a rule these bargellos are spies, liars, traitors, cheats, and misanthropes, for a man despised hates his despisers.

I had found it upon my sole visita society of misanthropes made up of the most unsociable and unclubable men in town.

Besides, I had no mission, no right, to constitute myself an apostle, and if I had heroically resolved on leaving them as soon as I knew them to be foolish visionaries, I should have shewn myself a misanthrope, the enemy of those worthy men for whom I could procure innocent pleasures, and my own enemy at the same time.

I led the conversation to the subject of his country, and he gave me an amusing description of it, talking of his fief-part of which was within the domains of the sultan-as a place where gaiety was unknown, and where the most determined misanthrope would die of melancholy.

She took comfort from the fact that they were few, those misfits, misanthropes, technophobes, romantics, irrationalists of every kind.

Those quacks and misanthropes who advertise indelible Japan ink should be made to perish along with their wicked discoveries.