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misanthrope

[mis-uhn-throhp, miz-] / ˈmɪs ənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz- /


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He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

A Mariners misanthrope had an all-you-can-hate buffet in front of him Wednesday between the lack of hitting, wayward pitching and nonexistent “D.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 3, 2024

Prompted by her annoyance with humanity, Amanda, a prickly misanthrope, rents a house to which she, Clay and their teenagers decamp.

From New York Times Dec. 7, 2023

Set over Christmas in 1970, Lamb is sharing the mistletoe with a misanthrope.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2023

Old Abraham, who was not old at all but who had comported himself in the manner of an elderly misanthrope since he first learned to sit up.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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