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Definition of misanthrope noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

misanthrope

noun
 
/ˈmɪsənθrəʊp/
 
/ˈmɪsənθrəʊp/
(formal)
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  1. a person who hates and avoids other people
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek misanthrōpos, from misein ‘to hate’ + anthrōpos ‘man’.
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