Misanthropic: alternatives and connections

Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.

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Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.

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Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

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Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

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Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy.

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Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy.

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Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.

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Hating or disliking mankind.

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