misanthropic
Having a negative view of mankindHaving a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.
» The party's platform is full of doublespeak aimed at dressing its misanthropic policies up in the language of liberty and justice.
Платформа цієї партії переповнена політичними евфемізмами, що направлені на обгортання людиноненависнецької політики у мову свободи й справедливості.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.
мизантропи́ческийmizantropíčeskij, человеконенави́стническийčelovekonenavístničeskij
людиноненави́сницькийljudynonenavýsnycʹkyj, людиноненави́дницькийljudynonenavýdnycʹkyj, мізантропськийmizantropsʹkyj
- hating mankind in general
- believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
Examples
7 sentencesThe party's platform is full of doublespeak aimed at dressing its misanthropic policies up in the language of liberty and justice.
Платформа цієї партії переповнена політичними евфемізмами, що направлені на обгортання людиноненависнецької політики у мову свободи й справедливості.
It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
Jonas is a sarcastic misanthropic pessimist.
Someone who is misanthropic dislikes people and avoids social situations.
University campuses are misanthropic.
Translations
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Forms
more misanthropic, most misanthropic| Comparative | more misanthropic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most misanthropic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- hating mankind in general:misanthropical
- believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others:cynicalmisanthropical
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form