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misanthrope

noun as in person who hates others

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We feel it and Hemingway and his cast of misanthropes would be home.

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Chelsea is sunny and compassionate, while Rick seems like the dictionary definition of a misanthrope.

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But the two Hollywood veterans, who started acting when they were children, are alike in many ways too — smart, self-described misanthropes who care deeply about their craft and respecting others.

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A Mariners misanthrope had an all-you-can-hate buffet in front of him Wednesday between the lack of hitting, wayward pitching and nonexistent “D.”

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Prompted by her annoyance with humanity, Amanda, a prickly misanthrope, rents a house to which she, Clay and their teenagers decamp.

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