as in cynic
a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons
a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind
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Recent Examples of misanthrope
Misery loves company; a misanthrope, however, does not.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Their characters, a panoply of misanthropes and weirdos, are often trapped in the prisons of their past.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
Continuously caught off guard by Lena’s seemingly naive openness, the misanthrope and old drunkard unexpectedly captivates her with his remarkable talent for writing.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024
My dad was a bit of a misanthrope who loved to be alone.
—David Allan, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Their characters, a panoply of misanthropes and weirdos, are often trapped in the prisons of their past.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
Continuously caught off guard by Lena’s seemingly naive openness, the misanthrope and old drunkard unexpectedly captivates her with his remarkable talent for writing.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024
My dad was a bit of a misanthrope who loved to be alone.
—David Allan, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for misanthrope
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“Misanthrope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthrope. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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