If you have an aversion to human company and a love of solitude, you have apanthropy, from Greek words that mean “away from humans.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Apanthropy”
If you have an aversion to human company or a love of solitude, there is a word for that.
It’s apanthropy.
A panthropy.
How does that break down etymologically?
The anthropy is, you know, people, right?
Like philanthropy is love of humankind.
And apo, from Greek, means away from.
So a pantherpy is when you’ve just had a little too much of the relatives in the house and you need to take a walk or something.
Yes, yeah.
I’m sorry the door locked by itself.
I don’t know how to unlock it.
Plus, I have a case of a pantherpy.
How long have you been in there?
I’m reading a magazine.
I really had to go.
