misanthropic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled misanthropical

US /ˌmɪsənˈθrɑpɪk/ UK /ˌmɪsənˈθrɒpɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
disliking or distrusting humankind

The misanthropic hermit shunned all visitors.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · disliking or distrusting... antisocialunsociable cynical unfriendly surly reclusive

Opposites

philanthropic sociable gregarious amicable

Word family

Derived forms misanthropically

Related forms misanthrope misanthropy philanthropic anthropology

Etymology

From Greek misanthrōpos ('hating mankind'), from misos ('hatred') + anthrōpos ('human being, man').

mîsos Ancient Greek ánthrōpos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# misanthropic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsənˈθrɑpɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsənˈθrɒpɪk/

## Meanings
1. disliking or distrusting humankind

## Examples
- The misanthropic hermit shunned all visitors.

## Synonyms
- antisocial
- unsociable
- cynical
- unfriendly
- surly
- reclusive

## Antonyms
- philanthropic
- sociable
- gregarious
- amicable

## Derived Forms
- misanthropically

## Related Forms
- misanthrope
- misanthropy
- philanthropic
- anthropology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mîsos
- Root: ánthrōpos

## Etymology
From Greek misanthrōpos ('hating mankind'), from misos ('hatred') + anthrōpos ('human being, man').

## AI Etymology
Misanthropic comes from Greek misanthrōpos ('hating mankind'), from misos ('hatred') + anthrōpos ('human being, man'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek mîsos and Ancient Greek ánthrōpos. As an adjective, misanthropic means disliking or distrusting humankind. The same family is visible in derived forms such as misanthropically and related forms such as misanthrope, misanthropy, philanthropic, and anthropology. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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