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Meaning of "misanthropy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISANTHROPY

misanthropy  [mɪˈzænθrəpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISANTHROPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Misanthropy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISANTHROPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

misanthropy

Misanthropy

Misanthropy is the general hatred, distrust or disdain of the human species or human nature. A misanthrope, or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings. The word's origin is from Greek words μῖσος and ἄνθρωπος. The condition is often confused with asociality.

Definition of misanthropy in the English dictionary

The definition of misanthropy in the dictionary is dislike or distrust of other people or mankind in general.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISANTHROPY


anisotropy
ˌænaɪˈsɒtrəpɪ
aromatherapy
əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpɪ
chemotherapy
ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ
entropy
ˈɛntrəpɪ
hydrotherapy
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
hypnotherapy
ˌhɪpnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
immunotherapy
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
lycanthropy
laɪˈkænθrəpɪ
pharmacotherapy
ˌfɑːməkəˈθerəpɪ
philanthropy
fɪˈlænθrəpɪ
physiotherapy
ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
phytotherapy
ˌfaɪtəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
psilanthropy
sɪˈlænθrəpɪ
psychotherapy
ˌsaɪkəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
radiotherapy
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
sirupy
ˈsɪrəpɪ
theanthropy
θiːˈænθrəpɪ
therapy
ˈθɛrəpɪ
zinjanthropi
zɪnˈdʒænθrəpɪ
zoanthropy
zəʊˈænθrəpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISANTHROPY

misalter
misanalysis
misandrist
misandrous
misandry
misanthrope
misanthropic
misanthropical
misanthropically
misanthropist
misapplication
misapplied
misapplies
misapply
misappraisal
misappreciate
misappreciation
misappreciative
misapprehend
misapprehension

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISANTHROPY

aeolotropy
allotropy
anatropy
azeotropy
enantiotropy
eutropy
heliotropy
hemitropy
hypermetropy
ionotropy
lipotropy
morphotropy
orthotropy
phototropy
pleiotropy
ropy
thixotropy

Synonyms and antonyms of misanthropy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISANTHROPY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «misanthropy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of misanthropy

Translation of «misanthropy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISANTHROPY

Find out the translation of misanthropy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of misanthropy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misanthropy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厌世
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

misantropía
570 millions of speakers

English

misanthropy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

misanthropy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بغض الجنس البشري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мизантропия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

misantropia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনুষ্যদ্বেষীতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

misanthropie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesalahpahaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Misanthropie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人間嫌い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싫어하기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Misanthropy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh ghét đời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனித இன வெறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानवपुरुष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insan sevmeme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

misantropia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Misanthropy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мізантропія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mizantropie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισανθρωπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misantropie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misanthropy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

misantropi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of misanthropy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISANTHROPY»

The term «misanthropy» is normally little used and occupies the 112.044 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISANTHROPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «misanthropy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «misanthropy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about misanthropy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISANTHROPY»

Discover the use of misanthropy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misanthropy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Misogyny, Misandry, and Misanthropy
These essays, originally comprising an issue of Representations, explore the relation between gender, eroticism, and violence through close analysis of a range of both high and popular cultural forms, from R. Howard Bloch on medieval ...
R. Howard Bloch, Frances Ferguson, 1987
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Misanthropy: The Cellar Door
Past characters have their own chores at hand, while the story fills with many new faces... new hopes... and new evils. Misanthropy: Book II: The Cellar Door is the second book in a series.
Reagan Rothe, 2008
3
Giacomo Leopardi: Shades of Black. Misanthropy in "Lo ...
An analysis of Leopardi's misanthropy renders the conventional interpretation of poems such as La ginestra erroneous and superficial.
William Eugene Roney, 2009
4
With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look At Misanthropy
In With Charity Toward None, the unreconstructed people-hater offers her pièce de résistance: a guided tour of the misanthropic life, and an inspirational handbook for Americans grown tired of "goo-goo humanitarianism and sensititivy that ...
Florence King, 1993
5
Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and ...
According to the extant sources, only twelve writers (at most) may be said to have accused the Jews of misanthropy during the period, but this is not a good indicator of how widespread the belief was. Ethnic stereotypes were common in the ...
Richard S. Levy, 2005
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Judeophobia: Attitudes Toward the Jews in the Ancient World
The xenophobia, so characteristic of Hecataeus, appears only in the "xenophobic laws" which are the result of what stands in the center of the argument, the misanthropy. This misanthropy, to be sure, also means the refusal to share the table, ...
Peter Schäfer, 2009
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Socratic Rationalism and Political Philosophy: An ...
The answer to this question becomes clearer in Socrates' analogy — or rather his disanalogy — between misology and misanthropy that is the focal point of his exhortation. Asserting that misology and misanthropy "both arise from the same ...
Paul Stern, 1993
8
Myth and Metaphysics in Plato's Phaedo
In general, the causes of this condition are similar to the causes of misanthropy. If we succumb to hatred of arguments, then we also tend to become haters of human beings. And since the one hating is in this case an instance of the object of ...
David A. White, 1989
9
Frantz Fanon and the Psychology of Oppression
Thus Mannoni proposed that behind the European need to rule people in distant lands there exists both an inferiority complex and a trait he called "misanthropy." The first refers to a basic feeling of inadequacy; the second a basic mistrust and ...
Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan, 2004
10
Ordinary Vices
That is why one cannot leave misanthropy entirely to him. He could see only its dangers; but although it is not a comfortable human trait, misanthropy is a fountain of intellectual creativity. Satire and philosophy are simply unthinkable without ...
Judith N. Shklar, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISANTHROPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misanthropy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maximum Bard: Post5's "Much Ado About Nothing"
As written, the character has scant motivation for his misanthropy. Through some symbolism, and choices on the part of Brown, who's excellent ... «PQ Monthly, Jul 15»
2
Greece: The Beginning
[Note: In my last article, “Misanthropy, Conservatism, and the Referendum in Greece”, of July 6, 2015, I included Schaueble in the list of ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
3
Table for one, please: Is dining alone something to be avoided or …
Those who embrace such egregious misanthropy, as M.F.K. Fisher does in her essay “A Is for Dining Alone,” still face an institutional stigma. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
4
Reddit scrubs up: Child abuse? Gone. Drugs? Cool. RACISM? FINE
... million people last month – was taken to task by netizens for allowing abhorrent discussions and a culture of misanthropy to thrive on some of ... «The Register, Jul 15»
5
Thomas Meaney on F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald was enough of an aesthete to modify his misanthropy with irony and to introduce a note of elegance into the economy of his disasters ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
6
McKellen plays late in life Sherlock in “Mr. Holmes”
His misanthropy and analytic tendencies have calcified into a profound melancholy. He loses more and more of his memory each day and as ... «TheDudekAbides, Jul 15»
7
'Trainwreck' Isn't Enough of One
... convincing, as Amy mistakes Kim's concern for scorn and her refusal to get sucked into Gordon's misanthropy for some kind of jealousy. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
8
CRUSH THE GREEKS! The Greek Bailout Revisited in the Light of …
... the weaker Greeks, sparing them in the process and putting Europe onto a glidepath to misanthropy, authoritarianism and fragmentation. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
9
Requiem For A Scream: Suicide's 'Punk Mass'
Suicide put to shame the various luminaries of today's industrial set and their juvenile misanthropy. Finally the men take to the stage together to ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
10
Participatory theatre reconnected me with Toronto Islands: Micallef
“It's nice without all the people,” I've heard when I've complained in the past, but that's just misanthropy. All Torontonians deserves efficient ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Misanthropy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/misanthropy>. Apr 2024 ».
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