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Definition of Misanthrope
1. Noun. Someone who dislikes people in general.
Generic synonyms: Churl, Crank, Crosspatch, Grouch, Grump
Specialized synonyms: Misogynist, Woman Hater
Derivative terms: Misanthropical, Misanthropical, Misanthropy, Misanthropy
Definition of Misanthrope
1. n. A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.
Definition of Misanthrope
1. Noun. One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misanthrope
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misanthrope
Literary usage of Misanthrope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1900)
"The member, who was an utter stranger to this misanthrope, hearing his own ...
CHAPTER LXXII He cultivates an Acquaintance with the misanthrope, ..."
2. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and by Henry Hallam (1847)
"The dialogue of the misanthrope is uniformly of the highest style ; the female,
and, indeed, all the characters, are excellently conceived and sustained; ..."
3. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and by Henry Hallam (1841)
"The dialogue of the misanthrope is uniformly of the highest style ; the female,
and, indeed, all the characters, are excellently conceived and sustained ..."
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