Phr. humani nihil a me alienum puto [Lat][Terence]; omne solum forti
patria [Lat][Ovid]; un bien fait n'est jamais perdu[Fr].
#911. Misanthropy.—N. misanthropy, incivism; egotism &c.
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(selfishness) 943; moroseness &c. 901a; cynicism.
misanthrope, misanthropist, egotist, cynic, man hater, Timon,
Diogenes.
woman hater, misogynist.
Adj. misanthropic, antisocial, unpatriotic; egotistical
&c.(selfish)
943; morose &c. 901a.
#912. Benefactor.—N. benefactor, savior, good genius, tutelary
saint, guardian angel, good Samaritan; pater patriae[Lat]; salt of the
earth &c. (good man); 948; auxiliary &c. 711.
#913. [Maleficent being] Evil doer—N. evil doer, evil worker;
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wrongdoer &c. 949; mischief-maker, marplot; oppressor, tyrant;
destroyer,
Vandal; iconoclast|!.
firebrand, incendiary, fire bug [U. S.], pyromaniac; anarchist,
communist|!, terrorist.
savage, brute, ruffian, barbarian, semibarbarian[obs3], caitiff,
desperado; Apache[obs3], hoodlum, hood, plug-ugly*, pug-ugly* [U.S.],
Red
Skin, tough [U. S.]; Mohawk, Mo-hock, Mo-hawk; bludgeon man, bully,
rough,
hooligan, larrikin[obs3], dangerous classes, ugly customer; thief &c.
792.
cockatrice, scorpion, hornet.
snake, viper, adder, snake in the grass; serpent, cobra, asp,
rattlesnake, anaconda|!.
canker-worm, wire-worm; locust, Colorado beetle; alacran[obs3],
alligator, caymon[obs3], crocodile, mosquito, mugger, octopus; torpedo;
bane &c. 663.
cutthroat &c. (killer) 461.
cannibal; anthropophagus|!, anthropophagist|!; bloodsucker,
vampire,
ogre, ghoul, gorilla, vulture; gyrfalcon|!, gerfalcon|!.
wild beast, tiger, hyena, butcher, hangman; blood-hound,
hell-hound,
sleuth-hound; catamount [U. S.], cougar, jaguar, puma.
hag, hellhag[obs3], beldam, Jezebel.
monster; fiend &c. (demon) 980; devil incarnate, demon in human
shape;
Frankenstein's monster.
harpy, siren; Furies, Eumenides.
Hun, Attila[obs3], scourge of the human race.
Phr. faenum habet in cornu [Lat].