Misanthropy
WordNet
noun
(1) A disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
(2) Hatred of mankind
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Etymology
From from + .
Noun
- Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
- 1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, Author's Preface
- Hence gloom and misanthropy have become the characteristics of the age in which we live, the solace of a disappointment that unconsciously finds relief only in the wilful exaggeration of its own despair.
- 1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, Author's Preface