misanthrope
French, noun/mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp/
misanthrope is spelled M-I-S-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,160th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misanthrope is a French feminine noun meaning “misanthrope, misanthropist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui éprouve de l’hostilité, voire de la haine envers le genre humain”.
What does misanthrope mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemisanthrope, misanthropist
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui éprouve de l’hostilité, voire de la haine envers le genre humain. 2. Personne qui est d’humeur maussade, chagrine et qui fuit les relations avec les autres.
adjective: 1. Qui éprouve de l’hostilité, voire de la haine envers le genre humain.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of misanthrope
- misanthropes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce misanthrope?
- /mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp/
- \mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to misanthrope
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is misanthrope in French?
misanthrope appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).