THE FIRST WORD

Timon

PRONUNCIATION:

(TY-muhn) 

MEANING:

noun: One who hates or distrusts humankind.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Timon, the misanthropic hero of Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens. Earliest documented use: 1598.

USAGE:

"My soul was swallowed up in bitterness and hate ... I saw nothing to do but live apart like a Timon."
Upton Sinclair; Prince Hagen; Heinemann; 1903.