misanthrope
Hater of humanity
A misanthrope is a person who dislikes or distrusts humanity in general.
The attitude isn't hatred of specific individuals but a broader contempt for human nature, motives, or behavior: He became a misanthrope after years of disappointment.
The adjective is misanthropic; the condition is misanthropy.
One choosing isolation
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- lonerOne who avoids company
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
withdrawal · introvert · antisocial · aloof · detached · solitary · shut-in · anchorite
Famous Greek misanthrope
- ScroogeMiserly, cold-hearted person
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- crankRotary operating handle
malcontent · sourpuss · killjoy · cynic · naysayer · critic · satirist · Swift
Distrust of human sincerity
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- disdainScornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
skepticism · bitterness · resentment · hostility · animosity · antipathy · aversion · disgust
Sense of unease about motives
- warinessCautious distrust
- doubtLack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
cynicism · guardedness · paranoia · incredulity · misgivings · apprehension · vigilance · circumspection
recluse
One choosing isolation
seclusion · withdrawal · introvert · antisocial · aloof · detached · solitary · shut-in · anchorite · eremite
Timon
Famous Greek misanthrope
- ScroogeMiserly, cold-hearted person
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
crank · malcontent · sourpuss · killjoy · cynic · naysayer · critic · satirist · Swift · Molière
cynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
scorn · skepticism · bitterness · resentment · hostility · animosity · antipathy · aversion · disgust · revulsion
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
skepticism · cynicism · guardedness · paranoia · incredulity · misgivings · apprehension · vigilance · circumspection · caution
- lonershermit, recluse, loner, lone wolf, introvert
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
- misanthropycontempt, disdain, loathing, hatred, scorn
- demeanorbehavior, conduct, deportment, bearing, demeanor
- comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick
- introvertsintrovert, introverted, shy, reserved, loner
misanthropephilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
humanitarian · humanist · altruist · do-gooder · bleeding heart
misanthropesocial butterfly
Outgoing, prolific socializer
extrovert · people person · socialite · communitarian · bon vivant
misanthropy, misanthropic, misanthropist, misanthropes, misanthropists, misanthropical