inhuman
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inhuman
- /ɪnˈhjuːmən/
Rhymes with -uːmən
Where it comes from
From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.
adjective more inhuman · most inhuman · inhumane
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Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers.
Similar: demonic, inhumane, truculent, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, despiteful, diabolic, diabolical
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Transcending or different than what is human.
When he was out among men, seeking his own ends, and “making good! his colliery workings, he had an almost uncanny shrewdness, hardness, and a straight sharp punch. It was as if his very passivity and prostitution to the Magna Mater gave him insight into material business affairs, and lent him a cer
Similar: preternatural, superhuman
Opposite: humane
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inhumane, insensate, nonhuman, cold, cold-blooded, cruel, callous, inhumanity, ruthless, subhuman, atrocious, heartless, soulless, monstrous, demeaning, barbarous
adjective
Opposite: humane
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to inhumanity
| Español | inhumano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 非人 fēirén |
| हिन्दी | अमानवीय amānvīya |
| Français | inhumain |
| Deutsch | unmenschlich |
| Ελληνικά | απάνθρωπος apánthropos |
| Română | inuman |
| Русский | бесчелове́чный besčelovéčnyj, антигума́нный antigumánnyj, жесто́кий žestókij |
adj cruel and savage, not humane
| Español | inhumano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비인도적 biindojeok |
| 日本語 | 非人道的 hijindōteki |
| 中文 | 不人道的 bùréndào de |
| हिन्दी | बर्बर barbar, क्रूर krūr |
| Português | inumano, desumano, desumana |
| Français | inhumain |
| Deutsch | unmenschlich, inhuman |
| Italiano | inumano, disumano |
| Ελληνικά | αφιλάνθρωπος afilánthropos |
| Română | inuman, neomenos |
| Русский | бесчелове́чный besčelovéčnyj, негума́нный negumánnyj |
| العربية | غَيْر إِنْسَانِيّ ḡayr ʔinsāniyy |
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title = {inhuman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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