mis|an|thro|py

mis|an|thro|py
mis|an|thro|py «mihs AN thruh pee», noun.
hatred, dislike, or distrust of people in general: »

The outcry was so great that it…may well have been responsible in part for Degas's subsequent misanthropy (New Yorker).


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  • mis|an|thro|pist — «mihs AN thruh pihst», noun. = misanthrope. (Cf. ↑misanthrope) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mis·an·thro·py — …   Useful english dictionary

  • thro — ab·ar·thro·sis; af·ri·can·thro·pus; am·phi·ar·thro·di·al; am·phi·ar·thro·sis; an·thro·pe·ic; an·thro·pism; an·thro·po·cen·tric; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; an·thro·po·chore; an·thro·po·dermic; an·thro·po·gen·e·sis; an·thro·po·gen·ic;… …   English syllables

  • misanthropy — mis·an·thro·py …   English syllables

  • misanthropist — mis|an|thro|pist [mısˈænθrəpıst] n also mis|an|thrope [ˈmısənθrəup US θroup] formal someone who does not like other people and prefers to be alone >misanthropic [ˌmısənˈθrɔpık US ˈθra: ] adj >misanthropy [mısˈænθrəpi] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • misanthrope — mis|an|thrope [ mısn,θroup ] or mis|an|thro|pist [ mıs ænθrəpıst ] noun count someone who dislikes people and avoids social situations ╾ mis|an|throp|ic [ ,mısn θrapık ] adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • misanthrope — mis•an•thrope [[t]ˈmɪs ənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz [/t]] also mis•an•thro•pist [[t]mɪsˈæn θrə pɪst, mɪz [/t]] n. a hater of humankind • Etymology: 1555–65; n. use of Gk mīsánthrōpos hating humankind, misanthropic. See mis II, anthropo …   From formal English to slang

  • misanthropist — mis·an·thro·pist (mĭs ănʹthrə pĭst, mĭz ) n. Variant of misanthrope. * * * …   Universalium

  • misanthropy — mis|an|thro|py [ mıs ænθrəpi ] noun uncount the feeling of disliking people and avoiding their company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Misanthropie — Mis|an|thro|pie auch: Mi|santh|ro|pie 〈f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 Menschenfeindlichkeit; Ggs.: Philanthropie …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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