misanthropic.

Inclined to dislike people generally or distrust human nature.

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Words that belong together

• misanthropic outlook
• misanthropic recluse

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The recluse's misanthropic outlook softened around the children.

A misanthropic remark dismissed the crowd before he had met a single person.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more misanthropic; superlative most misanthropic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.