Hatred and Misanthropy

Hatred

Hatred noun - A very strong dislike.

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Misanthropy and hatred are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Misanthropy" with "Hatred", this nouns are similar.

Misanthropy noun - Hatred of mankind.

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Hatred and misanthropy are semantically related. You can use "Hatred" instead a noun "Misanthropy".

pure	pure hatred	pure misanthropy
sheer	sheer hatred	sheer misanthropy
active	active hatred	active misanthropy
violent	violent hatred	violent misanthropy
Other adjectives: extreme, absolute, general, murderous, psychotic.

Lyrics often involve themes of nature, nihilism and depression, but the more sludge-leaning acts usually switch that out for hatred, self-loathing, and misanthropy.

Source: Doom Metal
Sludge Metal: Hatred, misanthropy, self-loathing, and self-abuse.

Source: Doom Metal
Madden Into Misanthropy: Ironically subverted with the Hatred of Mankind quirk, as it's considered positive because it causes the hero to deal extra damage to human enemies with no gameplay drawbacks.

Source: Videogame / Darkest Dungeon

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