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   Mis·an·thrope

   /ˈmis(ə)nˌTHrōp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society: "Scrooge wasn't the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Greek misanthrōpos, from misein ‘to hate’ + anthrōpos ‘man’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. misanthropize verb

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

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