misanthropist
/mɪsˈænθrəpɪst/noun
उच्चारण मिसैन्थ्रपिस्ट
मानव-द्वेषी, मनुष्यों से घृणा करने वाला
Advanced wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a person who hates and avoids other people
मानव-द्वेषी, मनुष्यों से घृणा करने वाला
- A misanthropist, he lived alone in the hills and spoke to nobody.
- People thought him a misanthropist because he never joined any gathering.
- The old misanthropist lived in a cottage far from the village.
+ 2 more examples
- She mistook his shyness for the attitude of a misanthropist.
- A misanthropist rarely attends festivals and fairs.
Synonyms misanthrope cynic recluse hermit
Opposite philanthropist humanitarian altruist
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mis·an·thro·pist
With -anthro- (not 'misantropist').
बीच में -anthro- ('misantropist' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Mis- or miso- means hate; anthropos means man.
Mis- या miso- का अर्थ घृणा; anthropos का अर्थ मनुष्य।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a hater of mankind is a misanthrope or misanthropist; a lover of mankind who helps others is a philanthropist; a hater of women is a misogynist; of marriage a misogamist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: मानव जाति से घृणा करने वाला misanthrope या misanthropist; मानव-प्रेमी जो दूसरों की मदद करे philanthropist; स्त्रियों से घृणा करने वाला misogynist; विवाह से misogamist।