menschenfeindlich
German, adjective/ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç/
menschenfeindlich is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H (17 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Menschenfeindlich is a German adjective meaning “misanthropic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “generell gegen grundlegende Bedürfnisse des Menschen gerichtet”.
What does menschenfeindlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
misanthropic
- 2
inhuman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. generell gegen grundlegende Bedürfnisse des Menschen gerichtet 2. ungesellig, misanthropisch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of menschenfeindlich
- menschenfeindlicher masculine nominative singular
- am menschenfeindlichsten superlative
- menschenfeindliche feminine nominative singular
- menschenfeindliches neuter nominative singular
- menschenfeindlichen genitive masculine singular
- menschenfeindlichem dative masculine singular
- der menschenfeindliche definite includes-article masculine
- die menschenfeindliche definite feminine includes-article
- das menschenfeindliche definite includes-article neuter
- die menschenfeindlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des menschenfeindlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der menschenfeindlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem menschenfeindlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce menschenfeindlich?
- /ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç/
- [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌfaɪ̯ntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is menschenfeindlich in German?
menschenfeindlich appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).