misanthropist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who dislikes, distrusts, or holds a deeply negative view of humankind

   The reclusive essayist was labeled a misanthropist because of his contempt for society.

From misanthrope + -ist, ultimately based on Greek misos, 'hatred,' + anthropos, 'human being.' Misanthropist is a rarer synonym of misanthrope.

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