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Hi, guys, I think there exists such words, but I just can't figure out: Respectively, what's the word to describe a man who: * dislike human? * hate human? * is afraind of human? do they have something to anthro-, or human-, or -phobia, or -phile affixes?  Thanks, Calli
Do inform me if you see any corrections needed in my written English. 
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Misanthrope, misandrist, and misogynist for haters of humans, men, and women respectively.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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For someone who 'dislked humans' in the sense of disliking the company of other humans, 'agoraphobic' would do. Not sure what other distinction callithump means between hating and disliking?
Yes, 'misanthropic' for hating humanity.
Humans fearing other humans? Perhaps 'Anthropophobic'? Or again, 'Agoraphobic.'
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Hey Pook, I always thought agoraphobia was the fear of open places...
But you are correct with anthropophobia, fear of people or society.
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Hi Calli, haven't seen you around for a while, welcome back.
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Hey Pook, I always though agoraphobia was the fear of open places...
But you are correct with anthropophobia, fear of people or society. No, agora is from the Greek for marketplace, that is, a place where lots of people gather together. Agoraphobia is not fear of open spaces but fear of society. In its most extreme form it causes people never to leave their door, hence the misconception that it is open spaces or going outside they are afraid of. Normally it isn't, it's just that 'outside' is where all the scary people are.
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agoraphobia |ˌagərəˈfōbēə|
noun
extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.
DERIVATIVES
agoraphobic |-ˈfōbik| adjective & noun
agoraphobe |ˈagərəˌfōb| noun
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek agora ‘place of assembly, marketplace’ + -phobia .
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agoraphobia |ˌagərəˈfōbēə|
noun
extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.
DERIVATIVES
agoraphobic |-ˈfōbik| adjective & noun
agoraphobe |ˈagərəˌfōb| noun
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek agora ‘place of assembly, marketplace’ + -phobia . What dictionary is that from, eta? AHD has " An abnormal fear of open or public places. Even the B&M OED has it as the fear of squares or open spaces with no mention of people or crowds.
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agoraphobia |ˌagərəˈfōbēə|
noun
extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.
DERIVATIVES
agoraphobic |-ˈfōbik| adjective & noun
agoraphobe |ˈagərəˌfōb| noun
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek agora ‘place of assembly, marketplace’ + -phobia . What dictionary is that from, eta? AHD has " An abnormal fear of open or public places. Even the B&M OED has it as the fear of squares or open spaces with no mention of people or crowds. What do you think public means? It's not the space itself an agoraphobic fears, but the public nature of the space. Maybe there is a condition of fearing being in a wide open space, the opposite of claustrophobia, but it isn't agoraphobia. A marketplace is a busy place full of people, not an empty space.
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It just seems to me that if it were a fear of crowds per se the definitions would have that in there somewhere. Dictionary definitions are explications not hints. Market places have price tags scattered all about but agoraphobia isn't a fear of knowing the price of something. AHD gives ochlophobia for fear of crowds
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