Definition of Misanthrope

a person who hates or distrusts humankind

Examples of Misanthrope in a sentence

The old man was a misanthrope who surrounded his entire yard with barbed wire to keep his neighbors at bay.  🔊

Because the hermit lived far away from the village, everyone thought he was a misanthrope who hated the world.  🔊

After I was kidnapped and held hostage for a week, I became a misanthrope and distrusted everyone.  🔊

Living in a crime-filled city will turn anyone into a nervous misanthrope.  🔊

Although the widow enjoyed her privacy, she was not a misanthrope because she always put candy out at Halloween.  🔊

My aunt is a misanthrope who will not even talk to the members of her own family.  🔊

The librarian at my school is a misanthrope who stares angrily at everyone who enters the library.  🔊

Even though Larry is outgoing and sociable today, he was once a misanthrope who never left his house.  🔊

Sarah’s grandmother is a misanthrope who hates everyone.  🔊

Because the criminal did not trust a single person, he was labeled a misanthrope.  🔊

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