Misanthropy

//mɪˈsæn.θɹə.pi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A negative view or hatred of the human race. countable, uncountable

    "1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, Author's Preface Hence gloom and misanthropy have become the characteristics of the age in which we live, the solace of a disappointment that unconsciously finds relief only in the wilful exaggeration of its own despair."

  2. 2
    a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people wordnet
  3. 3
    hatred of mankind wordnet

Synonyms

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abhorrenceabominationanglophobiaanti semitismanti-semitismantipathy

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"I don't necessarily support misanthropy."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισανθρωπία (misanthrōpía), from μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos), from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”). The word is analysable as miso- + -anthropy.

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