misanthrope
Example Sentences
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Rice, no protofeminist, was an equal opportunity misanthrope in “The Adding Machine.”
From Los Angeles Times
He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.
We feel it and Hemingway and his cast of misanthropes would be home.
From Salon
Chelsea is sunny and compassionate, while Rick seems like the dictionary definition of a misanthrope.
From Los Angeles Times
Sittenfeld is a sharp observer of social mores and an astute judge of character, but she’s never cruel — she’s the opposite of a misanthrope.
From Los Angeles Times
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