misanthropic
/miss-un-THROP-ik/adjectivedisliking humankind; avoiding human society
“He retreated to a misanthropic cabin life far from town.”
- Synonyms
- antisocial, cynical, reclusive
- Antonyms
- philanthropic, sociable
- Root
- mis- (hate)
- Memory hook
- mis (hate) + anthropic (human): soured on humanity.
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