misanthropy
/mɪˈsæn.θɹə.pi/
misanthropy noun: a negative view or hatred of the human race.
Noun
misanthropy (countable and uncountable, plural misanthropies)
- A negative view or hatred of the human race.
- Hence gloom and misanthropy have become the characteristics of the age in which we live, the solace of a disappointment that unconsciously finds relief only in the wilful exaggeration of its own despair.1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, Author's Preface
- According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal...2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55
- Synonyms:
- Timonism
misanthropy meaning in Urdu, Arabic and Persian
misanthropy in Urdu
- اکل کھرا پن, مردم بیزاری
misanthropy in Arabic
- negative view of people or mankind
- بُغْض الْبَشَرِيَّة buḡḍ al-bašariyya
misanthropy in Persian
- negative view of people or mankind
- مردمستیزی mardom-setizi
Synonyms of misanthropy
Forms of misanthropy
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Origin of misanthropy
From Ancient Greek μισανθρωπία (misanthrōpía), from μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos), from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”). The word is analysable as miso- + -anthropy.
Words formed from misanthropy
Questions about misanthropy
- What does misanthropy mean?
- Misanthropy means a negative view or hatred of the human race.
- What is misanthropy in Urdu?
- Misanthropy in Urdu is اکل کھرا پن, مردم بیزاری. See Misanthropy meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is misanthropy?
- Misanthropy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce misanthropy?
- Misanthropy is pronounced /mɪˈsæn.θɹə.pi/.
- What is the plural of misanthropy?
- The plural of misanthropy is misanthropies.
Words near misanthropy in the dictionary
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