misanthrope
a person who dislikes and distrusts humankind
Word origin: From Greek misein, to hate, and anthropos, human being.
Misanthrope in a sentence
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The aging misanthrope retreated to a cabin to avoid people entirely.
The novel's narrator is an aging misanthrope who retreats to a remote cabin to escape the society he despises.
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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.
Using “misanthrope” well
A misanthrope distrusts and dislikes humankind in general, a broader contempt than mere shyness or solitude. Distinguish it from misogynist, whose contempt is directed specifically at women.
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