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Examples of misanthropy in a Sentence
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Eventually, my dad seemed to notice my adolescent misanthropy.
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Nicolaia Rips, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Everett’s primary characters tend toward reluctant heroism but also, at times, vengeance, alongside streaks of misanthropy.
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James Yeh, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Polanski’s viewpoint is so controlled, there’s no rage in his apparent misanthropy.
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Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2024
And in 2024, as the show airs its final episodes, the misanthropy Curb radiates has never felt more timely.
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TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Larry David is back for one last blast of hilarious, unrepentant misanthropy in the official trailer for the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
An arc about William gradually shaking off his youthful misanthropy and coming to accept his fate as a future monarch is about as engaging as the post-Diana episodes get.
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
The author does expose how a movement that is nominally about eschewing wealth in the name of helping humanity devolved into greed and misanthropy.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 6 Oct. 2023
The titular protagonist of Clowes’s new graphic novel, Monica, is a woman defined not by defensive misanthropy but by a flinty resilience that propels her to find real meaning in her life.
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Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined above
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“Misanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misanthropy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
misanthropy
noun
mis·an·thro·py
mis-ˈan(t)-thrə-pē
: a dislike or hatred of all human beings
misanthropic
adjective
ˌmis-ᵊn-ˈthräp-ik
misanthropically
adverb
-ˈthräp-i-k(ə-)lē
Medical Definition
misanthropy
noun
mis·an·thro·py
mis-ˈan(t)-thrə-pē
plural misanthropies
: a hatred or distrust of humankind
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