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Recent Examples of misanthropy
Returning was a heart-wrenching proposition—not least since Goggins’s on-screen persona of Rick—the twitchy, depressive boyfriend of the much younger Chelsea played by Aimee Lou Wood—shares a lot of the brooding misanthropy of his former broken self.
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Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of offering relief, lucidity sharpens his misanthropy.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
But there is more, much more, to McKellen’s rendering of Erskine than uproariously unfettered misanthropy.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Interview 'This is Not a Book That is Enthusiastic About Humanity': An Interview with Carrie Jenkins
Anthony Oliveira
Talking to the author of Victoria Sees It about books as mirrors, institutional violence in the academy, and misanthropy.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of offering relief, lucidity sharpens his misanthropy.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
But there is more, much more, to McKellen’s rendering of Erskine than uproariously unfettered misanthropy.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Interview 'This is Not a Book That is Enthusiastic About Humanity': An Interview with Carrie Jenkins
Anthony Oliveira
Talking to the author of Victoria Sees It about books as mirrors, institutional violence in the academy, and misanthropy.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthropy
Noun
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An important aspect of the kinship between Irish and Black American culture is the spirit of subversion and play that arises because of this simultaneous dependence and antagonism.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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The ethnic antagonism in The Fabelmans, from 2022, suggests that Spielberg came to distrust the parochialism that the white Anglo-Saxon Beach Boys represented, along with the diversity that Americans had struggled against.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 June 2025
Noun
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In our experience we were met with outright hostility for our Christian beliefs.—
BJ,
Denver Post,
3 July 2025
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But these weaknesses stem largely from underfunding and political hostility – not from any intrinsic flaw in the model.—
Sumit Agarwal,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
Noun
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While the actual Mafia was rife with violence, animosity and bloodshed, Pileggi and Levinson's adaptation was humorous and, at times, empathetic toward the reality of being an aging criminal.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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This is not the time for stoking fear, division, and animosity for such an ecologically valuable species.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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It's been very difficult to see just how much of this hatred has been normalized.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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Period drama enthusiasts will be interested to know that Wright set the movie in the late-18th century instead of the early-19th century in part because of his hatred of empire waist dresses.—
Lia Beck,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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Their dynamic seems born not of enmity but something almost more collaborative.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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This is a big call, as anti-U.S. enmity may have passed.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Symptoms of an apple allergy often include itching and tingling in the throat and mouth.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
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Prior to setting sail, guests are provided with a cuisine preference form, and each sailor must provide their meal preferences and allergies.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The reviewing judge was rightly unimpressed, and alerted Rosen that his newfound antipathy was not a legal basis for reducing death sentences.—
Dolores Carr,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Trump’s antipathy toward international institutions is matched by his disregard for the parts of his own government that handle foreign affairs and national security.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Despite Stine's dislike for the book, Go Eat Worms!—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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His dislike for both Biden’s legacy, and wind and solar energy in particular, seems almost visceral.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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“Misanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthropy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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