MISANTHROPIC


Meaning of MISANTHROPIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|thräpik, -pēk adjective

also mis·an·throp·i·cal -pə̇kəl, -pēk-

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope

their misanthropic natures gave a tartness to their observation and their wit — John Cournos

2. : marked by a hatred or contempt for mankind

the moral corruption he saw around him made him misanthropic

3. : avoiding the company of others : solitary

a misanthropic hermit

claw marks fourteen feet high on a tree trunk, left there by some misanthropic monarch as a warning to other bears: don't trespass here — Corey Ford

Synonyms: see cynical

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.