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Timonism

noun
Ti·mon·ism | \ˈtīməˌnizəm\
plural -s

Definition of Timonism 

: misanthropy expressive of a period of Timonism and despair in the author's life — Times Literary Supplement

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History and Etymology for Timonism

Timon, 5th century b.c. Athenian misanthrope + English -ism

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