The state of hating or avoiding human company and society; extreme human aversion.
From Greek a- ('without' or 'from') + anthropos ('human') + -y (noun suffix). Similar to apanthropia, this variant emphasizes the quality or state of being averse to humanity.
The prefix variations 'apanthropia' and 'apanthropy' show how English borrowed directly from Greek philosophical terminology—these words were invented when thinkers needed precise language for human alienation!
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