Misanthropy

Origin

From Ancient Greek μισάνθρωπος, from μισέω (miseō, "I hate") + ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos, "human").

Full definition of misanthropy

Noun

1. Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
• 1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, , Author's PrefaceHence 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.
• 2013-06-08, Obama goes troll-hunting, According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures 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 battle.

Synonyms

• Timonism bitter misanthropy

Antonyms

• dislike of people altruism, philanthropy

Hyponyms

• misandry
• misogyny

Derived terms

• misanthrope
• misanthropic
• misanthropist