Your Daily Word: Misanthrope
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Word: Misanthrope
Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: MIS-un-throhp
Definition: A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
Example in a sentence: After a weekend of forced group projects, I briefly toyed with the idea of becoming a misanthrope and living alone on a mountaintop as a solitary monk.
Why it matters: Sometimes you just need a word that explains why you are dodging every invitation in your inbox. Fun Fact: the root word “mis-” is Germanic in origin and indicates a deficiency.