Definitions for misanthropy

misanthropy mis·an·thro·py

Spelling: [mis-an-thruh-pee, miz-]
IPA: /mɪsˈæn θrə pi, mɪz-/

Misanthropy is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1541 anagrams from letters in misanthropy (ahimnoprsty).

Definitions for misanthropy

noun

  1. hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.

Origin of misanthropy

From the Greek word mīsanthrōpía, dating back to 1650-60. See misanthrope, -y3

Examples for misanthropy

I should cease to suffer from the misanthropy which has invaded me lately.

It will be said, for instance, that there are different kinds of misanthropy.

Even his misanthropy is only an inverted form of social solicitude.

It is a pity I cannot, for I lose a good deal by my misanthropy.

It is vain to profess to one's own heart a complaisant dandyism of misanthropy.

If such a mental attitude be indulged, misanthropy is the result.

It is sufficient that they were years of misanthropy and misery, almost of infidelity.

May my ears be cropped if the Imperator's melancholy and misanthropy are so intense!

At this period of my life, ennui was very near turning into misanthropy.

Her books are a sovereign remedy for depression and misanthropy.

Word Value for misanthropy
Scrable

21

Words with friends

22

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