Word of the Day- November 23, 2019

misanthrope

a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general

[C17: from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man]

misanthropic, ˌmisanˈthropical adj

ˌmisanˈthropically adv

misanthropy n

(bĭ-smûrch′)

tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es

1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.

2. To make dirty; soil.

be·smirch′er n.

be·smirch′ment n.

[fərˈklemt]

(ˈxʊtspə) or

informal shameless audacity; impudence, shameless Gall