Misanthrop

See also: misanthrop

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French misanthrope, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μισάνθρωπος (misánthrōpos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.zan.ˈtʁoːp/

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• Hyphenation: Mis‧an‧throp

Noun

Misanthrop m (weak, genitive Misanthropen, plural Misanthropen, feminine Misanthropin)

1. misanthrope (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: Menschenfeind

   Antonyms: Menschenfreund, Philanthrop

Declension

Declension of Misanthrop [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Misanthrop	die	Misanthropen
genitive	eines	des	Misanthropen	der	Misanthropen
dative	einem	dem	Misanthropen	den	Misanthropen
accusative	einen	den	Misanthropen	die	Misanthropen

Related terms

• Misanthropie
• misanthropisch
• Misanthropismus

Descendants

• → Hungarian: mizantróp

Further reading

• “Misanthrop” in Duden online
• “Misanthrop” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache