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infrahuman

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From infra- + human.

adjective more infrahuman · most infrahuman

  1. In a spiritual or metaphysical way. By his hubristic defiance of time, Dorian wanders into an infrahuman realm where he is at the mercy of pitiless daemonic agents.

    Opposite: suprahuman, superhuman

  2. archaic In a taxonomic way that views humans as innately superior to other primates and other mammals.

    Similar: nonhuman, subhuman

noun infrahumans

  1. A creature that is not (yet) at the level of understanding of a human being, such as a presymbolic child or an animal.

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@misc{infrahuman_2026,
  title = {infrahuman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infrahuman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}