This week's theme
Words to describe people

This week's words
mossback
misanthrope
bon vivant
autodidact
magnifico

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PRONUNCIATION:

(MIS-uhn-throp, MIZ-)

MEANING:

noun: One who dislikes people in general.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek misanthropos, from misos (hatred) + anthropos (man). Earliest documented use: 1683.

USAGE:

"Consider both an avid cocktail party hostess with hundreds of acquaintances and a grumpy misanthrope, who may have one or two friends."
Infectious Personalities; The Economist (London, UK); May 15, 2010.

See more usage examples of misanthrope in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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