misanthrope.

A person with a general dislike or distrust of people or humanity.

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Words that belong together

• a declared misanthrope
• a reluctant misanthrope

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The misanthrope kept a chair ready for the one visitor he still welcomed.

She rejected the claim that solitude had made her a misanthrope.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular misanthrope; plural misanthropes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.