misanthrope

hater of humankind

Roots

Other words with the anthrop root

Other words with the miso- root

Misanthrope is human-hater: miso gives hate and anthrop gives humankind.

The old satire made its misanthrope funny but not admirable.

Anthropology gives the human root. Miso adds hatred. A misanthrope is not merely shy or private; the word points toward dislike of humankind.

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