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Recent Examples of misanthropy
Instead of preaching sappy compassion, Clouzot dares to embrace the misanthropy that refuses sentimental justifications.
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
There’s no sense of real darkness, real misanthropy, or real conflict because Hanks never dares to reveal the man’s unlikability.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
There have been dark wells of hate online since the Usenet era, but back then, misanthropy was distributed across thousands of different platforms.
—Steven Johnson, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2018
But her unorthodox approach both alienates and entrances those around her in the latest delicate comedy from Hong, where characters booze and smoke their way through their ennui without ever succumbing to soul-crushing misanthropy.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
There’s no sense of real darkness, real misanthropy, or real conflict because Hanks never dares to reveal the man’s unlikability.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
There have been dark wells of hate online since the Usenet era, but back then, misanthropy was distributed across thousands of different platforms.
—Steven Johnson, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2018
But her unorthodox approach both alienates and entrances those around her in the latest delicate comedy from Hong, where characters booze and smoke their way through their ennui without ever succumbing to soul-crushing misanthropy.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthropy
Noun
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The White House meeting was a striking exchange of open antagonism in the Oval Office, a space typically reserved for formal diplomacy, especially among U.S. allies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The unaccountable bureaucracy and bloated government that find a home there, and the public and private corruption that go along with them, face serious scrutiny and genuine antagonism for the first time in a while.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Russian foreign policy establishment always speculated that Europe would be most likely to eventually seek rapprochement with Moscow, while U.S. hostility to Russia was thought to be hard-wired.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025
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The goals of turning the ceasefire into a permanent end of hostilities and the destruction of Hamas are irreconcilable, short of the group agreeing to be disarmed.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since Trump first threatened to enact sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports and began referring to the US’ northern neighbor as the 51st state, animosity toward the US and its leader has been mounting.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s animosity toward the First Amendment also extended to its guarantee of peaceable assembly.—
Scott Nover,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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However, enmity certainly looked like the consensus − public − wisdom on Russia during the Biden administration.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The enmity between Carter and Kennedy, two of the most important Democratic political figures of their generation, continued throughout their lives.—
Scott Kraft,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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In Sacramento at the hearing, mostly low-income Black and Latino activists shared their stories of high asthma rates, headaches, eye and skin allergies, nose bleed and breathing problems.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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For consumers with food allergies, even a small misstep in ingredient labeling can pose a severe health risk.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Stirring up antipathy is always going to be an occupational hazard for people who study misinformation, rumors, pseudoscience and quackery.—
F.D. Flam,
The Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2024
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During Donald Trump's first four years in office, Kennedy Center officials were forced to walk a public tightrope between the tradition of the president attending the ceremony and the open antipathy toward Trump from multiple honorees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2024
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Despite Andretti’s best efforts to gain approval for his dream of a Formula One team, F1 owners and other team principals dug in against his bid, which was fueled by a personal dislike for the son of 1978 Formula One World Champion Mario Andretti.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Tia Mowry is getting real about her dislike of flying — and how her 13-year-old son, Cree, recently calmed her down amid a bumpy flight.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Misanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthropy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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