misantropia
Portuguese, noun/mi.zɐ̃.tɾoˈpi.ɐ/
misantropia is spelled M-I-S-A-N-T-R-O-P-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese, the 135,347th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misantropia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “misanthropy (hatred or dislike of people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desprezo ou aversão à companhia humana; gosto pela solidão”.
What does misantropia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemisanthropy (hatred or dislike of people)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. desprezo ou aversão à companhia humana; gosto pela solidão 2. melancolia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of misantropia
- misantropias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce misantropia?
- Brazil /mi.zɐ̃.tɾoˈpi.ɐ/
- Portugal /mi.zɐ̃.tɾuˈpi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to misantropia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is misantropia in Portuguese?
misantropia appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).