misanthrope
noun
mis·an·thrope
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Definition of misanthrope
: a person who hates or distrusts humankind
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Examples of misanthrope in a Sentence
Many members of the contemporary movie audience, only marginally socialized, would have made a misanthrope of Gandhi; they undermine every argument for intelligent design in the universe.
— James Morris, Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 2005
It is perhaps not the healthiest tendency for a man who is already if not a hermit at least a part-time misanthrope.
— Edmund White, Vanity Fair, September 1996
Rather she is the genuine article, a misanthrope so pure she can't understand "why solitary confinement is considered punishment."
— Lewis Burke Frumkes, New York Times Book Review, 10 May 1992
The young people thought him a gloomy misanthrope, because he never joined in their sports—the old men thought still more hardly of him, because he followed no trade, …
— Washington Irving, Salmagundi, November 24, 1807,
in History, Tales, and Sketches, 1977
a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind
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Eisenberg excels at playing an easy-to-dismiss type: the nebbish, the misanthrope, the loner. — Justin Chang, Detroit Free Press, "‘Art of Self-Defense’ takes comic aim at masculinity," 18 July 2019 Being an introvert, a misanthrope, a cat lady, and a bookworm makes me easily uncomfortable in many friendships. — Marianne Garvey, Good Housekeeping, "I Don't Want to Make "Mom Friends." Can I Just Stay Home Alone?," 17 Apr. 2019 Others attack the author as a sadist or a misanthrope. — Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, "Everyday Sadism," 4 Apr. 2019 The decision to end the beloved sitcom about a group of New York misanthropes by putting them in jail for being bad Samaritans is now 20 years old, but age hasn't helped it. 3. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "The 10 best (and five worst) TV series finales of all time," 31 May 2018 Maybe that seems like a hot take from a grouchy, antisocial misanthrope (still not wrong). — Clay Skipper, GQ, "Why the Ideal Super Bowl Party Is a Party of One," 1 Feb. 2018 His last two movies, The Comedy and Entertainment, each starred an alternative comedian (Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, respectively) playing a misanthrope bumbling his way through life; both films were bleak stories suffused by frosty dread. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Mountain Is a Strange and Alienating Satire," 28 July 2019 Eisenberg excels at playing an easy-to-dismiss type: the nebbish, the misanthrope, the loner. — Justin Chang, Detroit Free Press, "‘Art of Self-Defense’ takes comic aim at masculinity," 18 July 2019 Others attack the author as a sadist or a misanthrope. — Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, "Everyday Sadism," 4 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misanthrope.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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misanthrope
noun
English Language Learners Definition of misanthrope
formal
: a person who does not like other people
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misanthrope
noun
mis·an·thrope
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Medical Definition of misanthrope
: a person who hates or distrusts humankind
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