subhuman
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subhuman
- [sʌbˈhjuːmən]
adjective more subhuman · most subhuman
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As asserted of humans.
A secret to Nazi power was that anyone from the ingroup could be turned upon and labeled as subhuman scum when some alleged Jewish ancestry was suddenly "discovered".
Similar: infrahuman · Opposite: superhuman, suprahuman, ultrahuman
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As asserted of animals.
We say dolphin intelligence is subhuman; I suspect dolphins say our intelligence is subdolphin.
Similar: infrahuman
noun subhumans
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Any sentient creature that is subhuman.
Near-synonym: nonperson
Similar: Untermensch, nonperson · Opposite: superhuman, übermensch
- A man who ranks at the bottom percentile or decile of SMV; a truecel
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adj less than human; lacking characteristics of a human
| Português | sub-humano |
|---|---|
| Italiano | subumano |
| Ελληνικά | ζωώδης zoódis |
| Română | subuman |
noun untermensch
| 中文 | 低等人 dīděngrén |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | उपमानव upmānav |
| Português | sub-humano |
| Français | sous-homme |
| Deutsch | Untermensch |
| Русский | недочелове́к nedočelovék, унтерме́нш untɛrmɛ́nš |
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title = {subhuman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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