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   inhuman

   /ɪnˈhjuːmən/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric: "the inhuman treatment meted out to political prisoners" Similar cruelharshinhumanebrutalcalloussadisticseveresavageviciousbarbaricbarbarousbestialmonstrousfiendishdiabolicalevilwickedheinousmercilessruthlesspitilessunpityingremorselesscold-bloodedheartlesshard-heartedstone-heartedwith a heart of stoneunforgivingunkindunkindlyinconsiderateunsympatheticunfeelinguncaringinformal:hard-boiledhard-nosedinformal, dated:beastlyarchaic:dastardlysanguinaryrare:egregiousflagitiousOpposite humanecompassionate
   • 2. not human in nature or character: "the inhuman scale of the dinosaurs" Similar non-humannon-mortalmonstrousdevilishdemonicdemoniacghostlysubhumananimalstrangeoddbizarreunearthlyOpposite human

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as inhumane): from Latin inhumanus, from in- ‘not’ + humanus (see human).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inhumanly adverb

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   The meaning of INHUMAN is lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage. How to use inhuman in a sentence.

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   adjective. uk / ɪnˈhjuː.mən / us / ɪnˈhjuː.mən / Add to word list. C2. extremely cruel: Prisoners of war were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. Synonyms. barbaric. barbarous formal. brutal. callous. cruel. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) sadistic. savage. tyrannous. vicious. C2. not human in an unusual or frightening way:

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINHUMAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as inhuman, you mean that they are strange or bad because they do not seem human in some way.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitioninhuman adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   not human; not seeming to be produced by a human and therefore frightening. There was a strange inhuman sound. Definition of inhuman adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   not human in an unusual or frightening way: Most people feel that there is something almost inhuman about perfection. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbic. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty.

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   If someone behaves in a way that shows no compassion, you could describe that person and his or her actions as inhuman. A teacher who assigns six hours of homework every night might be seen as inhuman.

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   Inhuman definition: lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal. See examples of INHUMAN used in a sentence.