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Meaning of Misanthrope | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp

Definitions

  1. One who has a negative view of the entire human race.
  2. Someone who distrusts or avoids other people.

Equivalents

Examples

“Alas, poor Dean! his only scope Was to be held a misanthrope.”
“I cannot love evergreens—they are the misanthropes of nature. To them the spring brings no promise, the autumn no decline; they are cut off from the sweetest of all ties with their kind—sympathy.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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