Misanthropic
Sentence Definition:
When a person or entity takes on misanthropic tendencies, they exhibit dislike, hatred, and distaste for people and humanity.
Model Sentences:
“However, she also became a lot of other things: a party animal, an unfaithful lover, an unapologetic antisemite, a dedicated drinker and smoker and, finally, a misanthropic monster” (Sanderson).
“An early-1900s petroleum capitalist, Daniel has a misanthropic streak—to put it lightly—that reflects a quintessentially American nightmare” (Jacobs).
“If you love David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re getting into at his live readings” (Florence).
“Patricia Highsmith’s reputation as a rude and misanthropic alcoholic who kept live snails in her bra is not entirely unfair” (Atkins).
“But this is the Goodell Era, thus invitations to such entertainers to perform on Super Bowl Sunday continue as his ideal of family entertainment and the NFL, overwhelmed by misanthropic and even criminal players, continues to rot from the inside out” (Mushnic).
Common Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes:
Prefix:
Mis- = wrongly
Root:
Antrhop = human
Suffix:
-ic = state of
Other forms of the word:
Misanthropically
Misanthrope
misanthropes
Etymology:
Language of origin:
Greek
Older forms and meaning
misanthrōpos hating humankind,
from misein to hate + anthrōpos human being
Observations:
As a work hailing from the Greek, misanthropic likely was used as it is today, in discussions about people. Since the Ancient Greeks were philosophical thinkers, they likely looked at their neighbors as we do from time to time, with distrust.