misanthropic

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He grew very misanthropic, and was quite as bitter against himself as against others.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  2. adjective Characterized by a hatred or mistrustful scorn for humankind.

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  • What else do you have Growing a little testy, MacArthur shuffled through the stack of leaflets before finally selecting one and setting it down triumphantly before me I sense you're just the kind of misanthropic fellow who would appreciate this. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 06 - June 2001
  • He might be a reprobate, misanthropic, drunken beach bum, but he was far from stupid. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
  • The mess was empty save for the misanthropic second-in-command and the chaplain (although of Highland origin the regiment was full of Glasgow Irish and had a Benedictine monk attached to them). —  The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh
  • Besides, he was misanthropic, absorbed by his fearful moods, his egoistic preoccupations, his concern about his health—he was indifferent to everything which had formerly excited his enthusiasm or hatred Such was the man to whom Christophe came for assistance, With what joy and hope he arrived, one cold, wet morning, in the town wherein then lived the man who symbolized for him the spirit of independence in his art! —  Jean-Christophe, Vol. I
  • Your comments are consistently arrogant, misanthropic, and full of lies, which I proved. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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  1. = French mis-anthropique = Spanish misantrópico = Portuguese misanthropico = Italian misantropico; as misanthrope + -ic.
 

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/mɪsənˈθrɑpɪk/
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