English Explanatory Dictionary

disanthropy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A misanthropic desire for a world without human life, expressed in literature.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈænθɹəpi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disanthropy.wav

Word forms

disanthropy disanthropies

Etymology

PIE word *dwís From dis- (prefix meaning ‘against; not’) + -anthropy (suffix meaning ‘humanity’), modelled after misanthropy. The word was coined by the Canadian literary critic Greg Garrard in a 2012 article published in SubStance: see the quotation.

Derived words

disanthropic
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