Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misanthropic

/ˌmɪsənˈθɹɑpɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: mis-an-throp-ic
IPA: /ˌmɪsənˈθɹɑpɪk/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.

Example Sentences

"[C]hildren, ſervants, are falſe, fraudful, foul, if the miſanthropic man, who is father and maſter, lets fall among them, in his outbreaks of paſſion, his opinion that they are ſo."
"The torturers of any form of life torture the life. In this they are not only abominators of form, but haters of nature; and the violationist school is misozoic, life-hating; in continuation of that which it also is, misanthropic, or an enemy of mankind."

Etymology

Etymology tree English misanthrope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English misanthropic From misanthrope + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɪsənˈθɹɑpɪk/
British English: /ˌmɪsənˈθɹɒpɪk/

Inflected Forms

more misanthropic (comparative) most misanthropic (superlative)

Derived Forms

misanthropical misanthropically unmisanthropic

Frequently Paired Words

misanthrope misanthropise misanthropist misanthropy altruism misandry misogyny philandry

Synonyms

misanthropical cynical

Antonyms

philanthropic

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic telescopic spectroscopic macroscopic ectopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic atopic

Questions

How do you pronounce misanthropic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsənˈθɹɑpɪk/.
What does misanthropic mean?: Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.
Where does misanthropic come from?: Etymology tree English misanthrope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English misanthropic From misanthrope + -ic.

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