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Misanthrope vs Anarchist - What's the difference?

misanthrope | anarchist |

As nouns the difference between misanthrope and anarchist

is that misanthrope is one who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race while anarchist is anarchist (person).

misanthrope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.

    • Synonyms

    * misanthropist

    Antonyms

    * philanthrope

    See also

    * misanthropy (hatred of humans) * misanthropic * misandry (hatred of males) * misogyny (hatred of females) * philanthropy (love of humans) * philanthropic * philanthropist * philandry (love of males) * philogyny (love of females) * Timonist (bitter misanthrope) * xenophobe (hater of foreigners)

    anarchist

    English

    (wikipedia anarchist)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
  • One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
  • (By extension from previous sense ), one who promotes chaos and lawlessness; a nihilist.
  • One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

    • Usage notes

    * Self-identified anarchists in sense 1 may object to the use of this term in senses 2 and 3.

    Related terms

    * anarchy * anarch * anarcho- * libertarian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (somewhat, rare) Relating to anarchism or to .

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ist ----