misanthrope
/ˈmɪsənθˌɹəʊp/MIH-suhn-throhp
/ˈmɪsənθˌɹoʊp/MIH-suhn-throhp
Meaninga hater of humans
Common meaning: someone who dislikes people
- misGreek element: hating (from misein)
- anthropa human beingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 129 · scan
‘hating (from misein)’ + ‘a human being’ → misanthrope
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄνθρωπος ‘a human being’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ἄνθρωπος, p. 129 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ἄνθρωπος Greek “a human being”
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