Misanthropy

Noun

 * 1) Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
 * 2) * 1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, Author's Preface
 * 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.

Synonyms

 * Timonism

Antonyms

 * altruism, philanthropy

Hyponyms

 * misandry
 * misogyny

Derived terms

 * misanthrope
 * misanthropic
 * misanthropist

Thesaurus
Anglophobia, Russophobia, abhorrence, abomination, anti-Semitism, antipathy, aversion, bigotry, despitefulness, detestation, dislike, execration, hate, hatred, loathing, malevolence, malice, malignity, misandry, misogyny, odium, race hatred, racism, repugnance, spite, spitefulness, vials of hate, vials of wrath, xenophobia

Etymology
From μισάνθρωπος: from μισέω: + ἄνθρωπος:.

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