Misanthropist (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who dislikes people in general.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The hermit who lived on the mountain was a notorious misanthropist who only left his cabin to scavenge for food.
- Her neighbor was a misanthropist who had installed surveillance cameras around her house to keep an eye on everyone who passed by.
- Some people believed the author's dark novels were a reflection of her own misanthropist tendencies.
- He became a misanthropist after being constantly cheated and lied to by people in the city, and eventually retreated to a secluded life.
- The artist's latest sculpture depicted a misanthropist stuck in a crowded elevator, symbolizing the tension between individuality and social expectations.