Misanthrop

See also: misanthrop

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French misanthrope, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mis.an.ˈtʁoːp/
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  • Hyphenation: Mis‧an‧throp

Noun

Misanthrop m (weak, genitive Misanthropen, plural Misanthropen, feminine Misanthropin)

  1. misanthrope (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: Menschenfeind
    Antonyms: Menschenfreund, Philanthrop

Declension

  • Misanthropie
  • misanthropisch
  • Misanthropismus

Descendants

  • Hungarian: mizantróp

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