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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude; in morbid psychol., a species of melancholy marked by a dislike of society.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.
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- noun An
aversion tohuman company ; love ofsolitude .
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pavonine commented on the word apanthropy
An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude
June 8, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word apanthropy
JM went along to the Apanthropy Association's annual party just so he could get a bit of peace and quiet.
December 28, 2010
jmjarmstrong commented on the word apanthropy
JM enjoys missing the Apanthropy Society meetings.
April 25, 2011