Word of the Day: MISANTHROPE

Antisocial and unfriendly

misanthrope (noun) - a person who generally dislikes or distrusts humankind and avoids other people [mis-uhn-throhp]

BREAKDOWN: MIS- (hate) + ANTROP- (humans)

• misanthropic means disliking other people

• misanthropy is hatred of humankind

See also: philanthropist, anthropomorphize

“You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.” —Caspar David Friedrich