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MISANTHROPY

• MISANTHROPY (noun)
The noun MISANTHROPY has 2 senses:

1. hatred of mankind
2. a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people

Familiarity information: MISANTHROPY used as a noun is rare.

• MISANTHROPY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hatred of mankind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("misanthropy" is a kind of...):

hate; hatred (the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A disposition to dislike and mistrust other people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("misanthropy" is a kind of...):

unfriendliness (an unfriendly disposition)

"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
(English proverb)
"A good soldier is a poor scout."
(Native American proverb, Cheyenne)

"Better safe than sorry."
(Croatian proverb)

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