inhuman
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric…Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
» You expect people to be inhuman caricatures.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
unmenschlich, unmenschlich, inhuman
бесчелове́чныйbesčelovéčnyj, антигума́нныйantigumánnyj, жесто́кийžestókij
нелю́дськийneljúdsʹkyj, нелю́дянийneljúdjanyj, негума́ннийnehumánnyj
Transcending or different than what is human.
- belonging to or resembling something nonhuman
- without compunction or human feeling
Examples
12 sentencesYou expect people to be inhuman caricatures.
There was something unnatural and inhuman about the face.
Their faces looked inhuman, covered with scarlet and black paint.
The right of reason does not exist where inhuman power reigns.
We reject impunity for those responsible for war crimes and inhuman acts.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.
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Forms
more inhuman, most inhuman| Comparative | more inhuman Lesson |
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| Superlative | most inhuman Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
60 synonyms- without compunction or human feeling:coldcold-bloodedinsensate
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form