misanthrope

noun
/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/UK/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”); compare miser.

Definitions

  1. One who has a negative view of the entire human race.

    • Alas, poor Dean! his only scope Was to be held a misanthrope.
    • I cannot love evergreens—they are the misanthropes of nature. To them the spring brings no promise, the autumn no decline; they are cut off from the sweetest of all ties with their kind—sympathy.
  2. Someone who distrusts or avoids other people.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA