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misanthrope

[mis-uhn-throhp, miz-] / ˈmɪs ənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz- /


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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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