Etymology

disanthropic

dis·an·throp·ic
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Today it means: Of or pertaining to disanthropy; desiring a world without human life, or pertaining to such a world, as expressed in literature. Full definition →

First used 2012
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PIE word *dwís From disanthropy + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after misanthropic. The word was coined by the Canadian literary critic Greg Garrard in a 2012 article published in SubStance: see the quotation.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2012 Of or pertaining to disanthropy; desiring a world without human life, or pertaining to such a world, as expressed in literature.

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