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inhuman

[in-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-]

adjective

  1. lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal.

    an inhuman master.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  2. not suited for human beings.

  3. not human.



inhuman

/ ɪˈːə /

adjective

  1. Also: inhumane.lacking humane feelings, such as sympathy, understanding, etc; cruel; brutal

  2. not human

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • inhumanly adverb
  • inhumanness noun
  • ˈܳԲԱ noun
  • ˈܳԱ adverb
  • ˌԳˈԱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inhuman1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin ԳūԳܲ; replacing late Middle English inhumain, from Middle French, from Latin; in- 3, human
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He also claimed the conditions in a US prison would be "inhuman and degrading" for him because of his health conditions, including type 2 diabetes and asthma.

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Regional rights groups have called for an investigation, and Amnesty International said Tanzanian authorities should hold to account those responsible for the "inhuman" treatment.

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“There was only depression, and a hopeless enslavement to an inhuman, uncaring foreign bureaucracy.... No American who has gone to the KGB has not come to regret it.”

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In our show, the thing is that our villains suffer not from being inhuman, but being too human.

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The reason to show up is not to make other people more human — it’s so that you don’t become inhuman.

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