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misanthropic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective misanthropic has 2 senses
- misanthropic(s = adj.all) cynical, misanthropical - believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others; Array Derived form noun misanthropy2
- misanthropic(s = adj.all) misanthropical - hating mankind in general; Array Derived form noun misanthropy1
CIDE DICTIONARY
misanthropic, a. [Cf. F. misanthropique.].
Hating or disliking mankind. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
misanthropic
Timonistic, antisocial, cynical, egocentric, egoistic, eremitic, man-hating, misogynic, misogynous, reclusive, reserved, sexist, solitary, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, unsocial, woman-hatingROGET THESAURUS
misanthropic
Misanthropy
N misanthropy, incivism, egotism, moroseness, cynicism, misanthrope, misanthropist, egotist, cynic, man hater, Timon, Diogenes, woman hater, misogynist, misanthropic, antisocial, unpatriotic, egotistical, morose.
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