misanthropy

/məˈsænθrəpi/

Other forms: misanthropies

Misanthropy is a mistrust of other people and a general hatred for mankind. So people with this character trait aren't much fun at parties.

If you're full of misanthropy, then you don't care too much for other people — you're a misanthrope who basically hates everyone else in the world. Misanthropy isn't about disliking specific people, but disliking human beings in general. That makes misanthropy different from sexism or racism, which are prejudices aimed at specific types of people.

Definitions of misanthropy

1. noun

   hatred of mankind
   type of:

   hate, hatred

   the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
2. noun

   a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
   type of:

   unfriendliness

   an unfriendly disposition