Misanthrope - English meaning

Misanthrope – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
Usage examples:
Scrooge wasn't the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be
Synonims:
Hater of mankind Cynic Sceptic Churl Grouch Grump Recluse Hermit Anchorite Hikikomori

Misanthrope translation into English

Misanthrope: translate from English into Chinese

厌世者, 愤世嫉俗者

Misanthrope: translate from English into Dutch

Misantroop, Mensenhater, Mensenschuw persoon

Misanthrope: translate from English into French

Misanthrope

Misanthrope: translate from English into German

Menschenfeind, Misanthrop

Misanthrope: translate from English into Hindi

मानवद्वेषी, मनुष्यद्रोही, लोक-शत्रु

Misanthrope: translate from English into Italian

Misantropo

Misanthrope: translate from English into Korean

오남용, 사람을 싫어하는 사람

Misanthrope: translate from English into Russian

Человеконенавистник, Мизантроп

Misanthrope: translate from English into Spanish

Misántropo

Word origin

mid 16th century: from Greek misanthrōpos, from misein ‘to hate’ + anthrōpos ‘man’.

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Misanthrope – similar words

misanthropes

noun
A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
Usage examples:
Scrooge wasn't the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be

Misanthropes - all meanings in English

Misanthrope synonims

anchorite

noun
A religious recluse.
Usage examples:
The land of the pharaohs was transformed; the festival hall of thutmosis iii in the temple of karna…

noun
Someone who lives alone and away from other people for religious reasons

Anchorite - all meanings in English

churl

noun
A rude and mean-spirited person.
Usage examples:
This trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock

Churl - all meanings in English

cynic

noun
A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.
Usage examples:
Some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt

noun
A person who believes that other people are interested only in themselves and therefore doubts that they can be good

Cynic - all meanings in English

grouch

noun
A habitually grumpy person.
Usage examples:
Rock's foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch

verb
Voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble.
Usage examples:
There's not a lot to grouch about

Grouch - all meanings in English

grump

noun
A grumpy person.
Usage examples:
He proved a fearful grump—not the flicker of a smile

verb
Act in a sulky, grumbling manner.
Usage examples:
He grumped at me when i moved the papers

noun
Someone who is easily annoyed and complains a lot
Usage examples:
He's only an old grump - don't listen to him.

Grump - all meanings in English

hermit

noun
A person living in solitude as a religious discipline.
Usage examples:
Secular idleness would have little meaning in solitude, and the religious contemplation of the herm…

noun
A person who lives alone and apart from society

Hermit - all meanings in English

recluse

noun
A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
Usage examples:
She has turned into a virtual recluse

adjective
Favouring a solitary life.
Usage examples:
He was a very secretive sort of individual, a very recluse sort of a person, and didn't have much t…

noun
A person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people

Recluse - all meanings in English

sceptic

noun
A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.
Usage examples:
This argument failed to convince the sceptics

adjective
Another term for sceptical.

noun
A person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief
Usage examples:
People say it can cure colds, but i'm a bit of a sceptic., to convince the sceptics

Sceptic - all meanings in English

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