"misanthrope" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/ [UK], /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹəʊp/ [UK], /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/ [US], /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹoʊp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misanthrope.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-misanthrope.wav [US] Forms: misanthropes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊp Etymology: From Ancient Greek from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”); compare miser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|μισέω||I hate}} μισέω (miséō, “I hate”), {{m|grc|ἄνθρωπος||man; human}} ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”), {{m|en|miser}} miser Head templates: {{en-noun}} misanthrope (plural misanthropes)
  1. One who has a negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: misanthropist Translations (one who has a negative view of the entire human race): μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), մարդատյաց (mardatyacʻ) (Armenian), misantropo (Basque), чалавеканенаві́снік (čalavjekanjenavísnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), чалавеканенаві́сніца (čalavjekanjenavísnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), мізантро́п (mizantróp) [masculine] (Belarusian), мізантро́пка (mizantrópka) [feminine] (Belarusian), човекомра́зец (čovekomrázec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мизантро́п (mizantróp) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мизантро́пка (mizantrópka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), човеконенави́стник (čovekonenavístnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), човеконенави́стница (čovekonenavístnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), misantrop (Catalan), mizantrop [masculine] (Czech), mizantropka [feminine] (Czech), misantrop [common-gender] (Danish), misantroop [masculine] (Dutch), mensenhater [masculine] (Dutch), mizantropo (Esperanto), ihmisvihaaja (Finnish), misantrooppi (Finnish), misanthrope [feminine, masculine] (French), კაცთმოძულე (ḳactmoʒule) (Georgian), მიზანთროპი (mizantroṗi) (Georgian), Misanthrop [masculine] (German), Misanthropin [feminine] (German), Menschenhasser [masculine] (German), Menschenhasserin [feminine] (German), Menschenfeind [masculine] (German), Menschenfeindin [feminine] (German), μισάνθρωπος (misánthropos) [masculine] (Greek), mizantróp (Hungarian), embergyűlölő (Hungarian), míchaidreamhach [masculine] (Irish), misantropo [masculine] (Italian), misantropa [feminine] (Italian), 사람을 싫어하는 사람 (saram-eul sireohaneun saram) (Korean), mizantrops [masculine] (Latvian), човекомразец (čovekomrazec) [masculine] (Macedonian), Menschenfient [masculine] (Plautdietsch), mizantrop [masculine] (Polish), mizantropka [feminine] (Polish), misantropo [masculine] (Portuguese), mizantrop [masculine] (Romanian), mizantropă [feminine] (Romanian), человеконенави́стник (čelovekonenavístnik) [masculine] (Russian), человеконенави́стница (čelovekonenavístnica) [feminine] (Russian), мизантро́п (mizantróp) [masculine] (Russian), човекомр́зац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), човјекомр́зац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), миза̀нтроп [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), čovekomŕzac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), čovjekomŕzac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mizàntrop [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mizantrop [masculine] (Slovak), mizantropka [feminine] (Slovak), ljudomrznež [masculine] (Slovene), ljudomrznica [feminine] (Slovene), misántropo [masculine] (Spanish), misántropa [feminine] (Spanish), misantrop [common-gender] (Swedish), людиноненави́сник (ljudynonenavýsnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), людиноненави́сниця (ljudynonenavýsnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), мізантро́п (mizantróp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мізантро́пка (mizantrópka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), людонена́висник (ljudonenávysnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), людонена́висниця (ljudonenávysnycja) [feminine, nonstandard, rare] (Ukrainian), чоловіконена́видник (čolovikonenávydnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), чоловіконена́видниця (čolovikonenávydnycja) [feminine, nonstandard, rare] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-misanthrope-en-noun-CM9~OoYT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Related terms: misanthropy (english: hatred of humans), misanthropic, misandry (english: hatred of males), misogyny (english: hatred of females), misopedia (english: hatred of children), philanthropy (english: love of humans), philanthropic, philanthropist, philandry (english: love of males), philogyny (english: love of females), philopedia (english: love of children), Timonist (english: bitter misanthrope), xenophobe (alt: fearer—less commonly, hater—of foreigners)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "մարդատյաց"
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          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
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          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
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          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "mizantropo"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "ihmisvihaaja"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "misantrooppi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misanthrope"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳactmoʒule",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "კაცთმოძულე"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mizantroṗi",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "მიზანთროპი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Misanthrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Misanthropin"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Menschenhasser"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Menschenhasserin"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Menschenfeind"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Menschenfeindin"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "misánthropos",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "μισάνθρωπος"
        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "misánthrōpos",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "μισάνθρωπος"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "mizantróp"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "embergyűlölő"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "míchaidreamhach"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misantropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "misantropa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "saram-eul sireohaneun saram",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "word": "사람을 싫어하는 사람"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantrops"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čovekomrazec",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "човекомразец"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Menschenfient"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantropka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misantropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantropă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čelovekonenavístnik",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "человеконенави́стник"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čelovekonenavístnica",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "человеконенави́стница"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mizantróp",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мизантро́п"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "човекомр́зац"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "човјекомр́зац"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "миза̀нтроп"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "čovekomŕzac"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "čovjekomŕzac"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mizàntrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mizantropka"
        },
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          ],
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          "code": "sl",
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          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "es",
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          ],
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            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "misantrop"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ljudynonenavýsnyk",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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            "feminine"
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "uk",
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          ],
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "ljudonenávysnycja",
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            "nonstandard",
            "rare"
          ],
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          "roman": "čolovikonenávydnyk",
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          ],
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          "roman": "čolovikonenávydnycja",
          "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
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            "nonstandard",
            "rare"
          ],
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      "word": "philanthrope"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "hatred of humans",
      "word": "misanthropy"
    },
    {
      "word": "misanthropic"
    },
    {
      "english": "hatred of males",
      "word": "misandry"
    },
    {
      "english": "hatred of females",
      "word": "misogyny"
    },
    {
      "english": "hatred of children",
      "word": "misopedia"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "philanthropic"
    },
    {
      "word": "philanthropist"
    },
    {
      "english": "love of males",
      "word": "philandry"
    },
    {
      "english": "love of females",
      "word": "philogyny"
    },
    {
      "english": "love of children",
      "word": "philopedia"
    },
    {
      "english": "bitter misanthrope",
      "word": "Timonist"
    },
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      "alt": "fearer—less commonly, hater—of foreigners",
      "word": "xenophobe"
    }
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        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English undefined derivations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Requests for review of Turkish translations",
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        [
          "human race",
          "human race"
        ]
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹəʊp/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mardatyacʻ",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "մարդատյաց"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "misantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "čalavjekanjenavísnik",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чалавеканенаві́снік"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "čalavjekanjenavísnica",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чалавеканенаві́сніца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mizantróp",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мізантро́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mizantrópka",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мізантро́пка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čovekomrázec",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "човекомра́зец"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mizantróp",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мизантро́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mizantrópka",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мизантро́пка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čovekonenavístnik",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "човеконенави́стник"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čovekonenavístnica",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "човеконенави́стница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "misantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantropka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "misantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misantroop"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mensenhater"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "mizantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "ihmisvihaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "misantrooppi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misanthrope"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳactmoʒule",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "კაცთმოძულე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mizantroṗi",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "მიზანთროპი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Misanthrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Misanthropin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Menschenhasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Menschenhasserin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Menschenfeind"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Menschenfeindin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "misánthropos",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μισάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "misánthrōpos",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μισάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "mizantróp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "embergyűlölő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "míchaidreamhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "misantropa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "saram-eul sireohaneun saram",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "word": "사람을 싫어하는 사람"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantrops"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čovekomrazec",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "човекомразец"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Menschenfient"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantropka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantropă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čelovekonenavístnik",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "человеконенави́стник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čelovekonenavístnica",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "человеконенави́стница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mizantróp",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мизантро́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "човекомр́зац"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "човјекомр́зац"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "миза̀нтроп"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "čovekomŕzac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "čovjekomŕzac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mizàntrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mizantropka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ljudomrznež"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ljudomrznica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misántropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "misántropa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "misantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljudynonenavýsnyk",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "людиноненави́сник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljudynonenavýsnycja",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "людиноненави́сниця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mizantróp",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мізантро́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mizantrópka",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мізантро́пка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljudonenávysnyk",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "людонена́висник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljudonenávysnycja",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "людонена́висниця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čolovikonenávydnyk",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чоловіконена́видник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čolovikonenávydnycja",
      "sense": "one who has a negative view of the entire human race",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "чоловіконена́видниця"
    }
  ],
  "word": "misanthrope"
}

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