mis·an·thro·py \-_pē, -pi\noun (-es) Etymology: Greek misanthrōpia, from misanthrōpein to be misanthropic (from misanthrōpos hating mankind) + -ia -y — more at misanthrope : a hatred of mankind : distrust of human nature < now that he has revealed so much tenderness, we cannot talk of his misanthropy — Granville Hicks > — contrasted with philanthropy