Misanthrope – A person who dislikes humankind and avoids people
(Pronounced mis-uhn-throhp)
To remember the definition of the word misanthrope, use the following mnemonic:
She would miss school and throw up (misanthrope) because she disliked meeting other people so much.
Examples of misanthrope in a sentence
She'd met most of her neighbours, the only one she hadn't was a strange old misanthrope who was rarely seen.
It wasn't until he spent an entire month not interacting with another human being that he realised he'd turned into a misanthrope.
Despite being a misanthrope he was trying his best to meet new people and hopefully start to like humankind a little more.