Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Hatred or mistrust of humankind.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Hatred or dislike of mankind; the habit of distrusting or of taking the worst possible view of human character or motives.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to
philanthropy .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
- n. hatred of mankind
Examples
“I know misanthropy is common, but there’s no reason to just take it all out on smokers. too many steves Says:”
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“From White Man Can’t Jump to Natural Born Killers to The People vs. Larry Flynt, it’s all been a merry wallow in misanthropy, whether of the self-centered or sociopathic variety.”
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“Yeah, my misanthropy is showing again.”
“American Review’s critic notes, the realism is accomplished without "misanthropy" or”
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“It isn't about jealousy, but it is a sort of misanthropy.”
The Guardian: Harry Potter and the Deadly Dullards | Victoria Coren
“It bothered me so much that since then I have never been able to tolerate such misanthropy—especially from those who parade their Christianity as their prime asset.”
“Within these pages, she will once again regale you with her unique vision, her misanthropy, and her general intolerance of slack-jawed, drooling dunces.”
“Topical solutions to today's problems of misanthropy and self indulgence leave the writer to boughts of frustration and temperamental shifts in the time space continuum, if this were so, there would be worm holes apparent in the solar system, allowing space travel to be ascertainable in modern times.”
“That may be because there wasn't much of note about Thomas Mellon beyond his ability to make money and what the author refers to as his "unshakable misanthropy and strident elitism.”
“And they freely acknowledge the source of their misanthropy to be Judaism itself.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘misanthropy’.
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Words
phantasmagoria, eviscerate, avast, simulacrum, varicose, oblique, gestalt, ersatz, vernal, vivace, stellate, synecdoche and 291 more...
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And i thought my words were "bad"!
malevolent, machiavellian, duplicitous, deceitful, rancorous, spiteful, malignant, cunning, vindictive, tyrannical, imperious, despotic and 10 more...
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2008 Wordlist
Hopefully, I'll be using this site for more than one year. It will be fun then to look back and see what new words I found worthy of notice in any given year.
All words spotted in 2008...longanimity, permalancer, breeder, biodegradable, handicapable, gender-neutral, translator, interpreter, translation, interpreting, kleptocracy, fanfiction and 1598 more...
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anotherfailedattempt's Words
kakistocracy, conflagration, pollyanna, equanimity, punctillious, obstreperous, ribald, belligerent, truculent, verbose, lachrymose, onanism and 278 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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Hitch Words
Words from the lexicon of Christopher Hitchens
propinquity, fratricide, factitious, vitiate, sectarianism, ostensible, atavistic, sephardic, doyen, palpable, encephalitic, fastidious and 188 more...
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Greek Spelling Bee List
need to know these words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lethargy, biopsy, enthusiasm, odyssey, synonym, calypso, character, eclectic, chronology, cosmetic, cynical, hypothesis and 128 more...
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roseandivy's list
mooncalf, wonted, gibbet, artless, noontide, blithe, glitterati, vorpal, soporific, moxie, pilfer, betwixt and between and 263 more...
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grassdog's Words
schadenfreude, sanguine, nefarious, verisimilitude, antediluvian, salacious, obfuscate, plethora, cacophony, defenestration, vacillate, blasphemy and 478 more...
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addzo's list
Words that I am not worthy of.
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Words to use in the future
oligarchy, Exigence, delusive, addubitation, Echelon, virago, euphonious, epithet, disgorge, lascivious, expiate, surreptitious and 38 more...
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paul's Words
flitter, misogyny, misanthropy, sebaceous, ulnar, limbo, consonant, sickle, ravenous, engorge, succulent, consummate and 23 more...
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afflictions.
pica, hyalophagia, xylophagia, trichotillomania, rhinotillexomania, tardive dyskinesia, epilepsy, dystonia, prig, agnosia, hikikomori, 引�??籠もり and 1 more...
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Can We Get Along?
Words to do with concepts of human interaction and the way individuals are positioned or viewed within society.
cohousing, misanthropy, multiculturalism, dwb, anarchy, quietist, piurci, confelicity, community, casual carpool, eupsychia, reconciliation and 43 more...
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from the Times
words used in the Arts section of the NYT that are generally not used elsewhere in my life
interstitial, misanthropy, twaddle, harrumph, disquisition, bête noire, cri de coeur, farrago, toothsome, insouciance, slapdash, dissembler and 31 more...
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valentine's Words
terpsichore, anthropomorphic, amalgamate, cavalier, destrier, kumquat, morose, tenacious, camellia sinensis, constantinople, bayonet, hyoid bone and 58 more...
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