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Misanthropy Misbehavior (See MISCHIEVOUSNESS.) Ahab, Captain consumed by hate, pursues whale that ripped off his leg. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] antisocial hero. [Fr. Lit.: Le Misanthrope] Melville’s social satire castigating mankind. [Am. Lit.: The Confidence Man, Magill III, 221–223] hated mankind; avoided public appearances. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 84] indicates hatred of mankind. [Flower Symbol-ism: Flora Symbolica, 178] brilliant captain of submarine, “Nautilus”; bitter misanthropy the reason for his undersea seclusion. [Fr. Lit.: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea] friend of fish, scourge of man. [Comics: Horn, 640] indicates hatred of mankind. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 178] “undone by goodness,” turns misanthropic. [Br. Lit.: Timon of Athens] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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