Misanthrope
noun
A person who dislikes or avoids other people.
She was labelled as a misanthrope because she stayed away from social gatherings.
Often appears as...
- social misanthrope
- self-proclaimed misanthrope
noun
A person who holds a pessimistic view of human nature and often shows contempt for human beings.
His misanthropic views were evident by his cynical remarks about mankind’s potential.
Often appears as...
- bitter misanthrope
- grumpy misanthrope
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who dislikes or avoids other people.
She was labelled as a misanthrope because she stayed away from social gatherings.
Often appears as...
- social misanthrope
- self-proclaimed misanthrope
noun
A person who holds a pessimistic view of human nature and often shows contempt for human beings.
His misanthropic views were evident by his cynical remarks about mankind’s potential.
Often appears as...
- bitter misanthrope
- grumpy misanthrope
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Using 'misanthrope' often implies negative feelings towards social interactions.
He's such a misanthrope, always avoiding company events.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Necessarily Rude
A misanthrope isn't always rude; they may be polite yet prefer solitude.
The neighbor is polite but a misanthrope, greeting us but never accepting invitations.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Avoidance
Misanthropes might subtly avoid others, not always through direct confrontation.
She gave excuses for each meeting, a true misanthrope at heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Using 'misanthrope' often implies negative feelings towards social interactions.
He's such a misanthrope, always avoiding company events.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Necessarily Rude
A misanthrope isn't always rude; they may be polite yet prefer solitude.
The neighbor is polite but a misanthrope, greeting us but never accepting invitations.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Avoidance
Misanthropes might subtly avoid others, not always through direct confrontation.
She gave excuses for each meeting, a true misanthrope at heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Using 'misanthrope' often implies negative feelings towards social interactions.
He's such a misanthrope, always avoiding company events.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Necessarily Rude
A misanthrope isn't always rude; they may be polite yet prefer solitude.
The neighbor is polite but a misanthrope, greeting us but never accepting invitations.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Avoidance
Misanthropes might subtly avoid others, not always through direct confrontation.
She gave excuses for each meeting, a true misanthrope at heart.
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Nicholas Christakis: How...
have more friends than you do? Your friends have more friends than you do, and this is known as the friendship paradox. Imagine a very popular person in the social network -- like a party host who has hundreds of friends -- and a misanthrope who has just one friend,
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Quote examples
Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
I don't think that genius goes hand in hand with being socially inept or being a sociopath or being a misanthrope, but I do think that it is a mind that can think so differently - so beyond how one is supposed to think.
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
February is for curmudgeons, whinge-bags, and misanthropes. You can't begrudge us one month of the year or blame us for being even crabbier, it's so short. There is nothing good about it, which is why it's so great.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
Christmas time! That man must be a misanthrope indeed, in whose breast something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in whose mind some pleasant associations are not awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.
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Ian Rankin
Scottish Writer
I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all my adventures in my head when I'm writing my books.
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Giacomo Leopardi
Italian Poet
Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
If you're a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don't like other people. I'm not like that, I don't think.
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Craig Kilborn
Entertainer
My brother asked me once, 'Are you a misanthrope?' And I said, 'No, I just find people irritating.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
A man may make a misanthrope of himself, but he is never one by nature.
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Al Jourgensen
Cuban Musician
I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.
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Ivor Novello
Welsh Musician
There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness!
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Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
I don't think that genius goes hand in hand with being socially inept or being a sociopath or being a misanthrope, but I do think that it is a mind that can think so differently - so beyond how one is supposed to think.
Quote examples
Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
February is for curmudgeons, whinge-bags, and misanthropes. You can't begrudge us one month of the year or blame us for being even crabbier, it's so short. There is nothing good about it, which is why it's so great.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
Christmas time! That man must be a misanthrope indeed, in whose breast something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in whose mind some pleasant associations are not awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.
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Ian Rankin
Scottish Writer
I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all my adventures in my head when I'm writing my books.
Quote examples
Giacomo Leopardi
Italian Poet
Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.
Quote examples
Paul Theroux
American Novelist
If you're a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don't like other people. I'm not like that, I don't think.
Quote examples
Craig Kilborn
Entertainer
My brother asked me once, 'Are you a misanthrope?' And I said, 'No, I just find people irritating.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
A man may make a misanthrope of himself, but he is never one by nature.
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Al Jourgensen
Cuban Musician
I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.
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Ivor Novello
Welsh Musician
There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness!
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