phobanthropy

phobanthropy means A morbid dread of humankind. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “phobanthropy” is a great word

PHOBANTHROPY — [Noun] A morbid dread of humankind or humanity in general. From the combining form phobo- (from Greek phobos, "fear, dread") + -anthropy (from Greek anthrōpos, "human being, man"). Unlike misanthropy, which denotes a reasoned contempt, or anthropophobia, a clinical social anxiety, phobanthropy is an encompassing, atmospheric horror of the species itself. It is the visceral recoil from the scent of a crowded subway car, the cold unease at the distant roar of a stadium, and the profound solitude of seeing humanity as a single, swarming organism. It is the quiet, cellular conviction that the most fearsome predator on earth is one's own kind.

Etymology

From phobia + -anthropy.

noun

A morbid dread of humankind.“Surely I need not point out to you the egregious egoism, the utter selfishness of the anarchists. Why, their pretended philanthropy is really phobanthropy, that would be monstrous were it not so insane.”