Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "misanthropy" shine ƙi, rashin amincewa ko ƙiyayya ga bil'adama, ko kuma gaba ɗaya ƙin bil'adama. Kalma ce da ake amfani da ita wajen kwatanta zurfafa, sau da yawa rashin hankali, bacin rai ga mutane, sau da yawa yana tasowa daga rashin tausayi ko fahimta. An samo kalmar daga kalmomin Helenanci "misos", ma'anar ƙiyayya, da "anthropos", ma'ana mutum ko mutum. Masu aikata miyagun laifuka na iya bayyana raininsu ga bil'adama ta hanyoyi daban-daban, tun daga son zuciya da ɓacin rai zuwa ficewa daga cikin al'umma gaba ɗaya.