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MISANTHROPY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("misanthropy" is a kind of...):
unfriendliness (an unfriendly disposition)
Derivation:
misanthropic; misanthropical (believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others)
misanthropist (someone who dislikes people in general)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hatred of mankind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("misanthropy" is a kind of...):
hate; hatred (the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)
Derivation:
misanthropic; misanthropical (hating mankind in general)
misanthropist (someone who dislikes people in general)
