US /ɪnˈhjumən/ UK /ɪnˈhjuːmən/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lacking human warmth or compassion; cruel and barbarous

    The prisoners endured inhuman treatment for months.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking human warmth or... cruelbrutalbarbarousheartlessmercilesssavage
Word family
Forms inhumanly
Derived forms inhumanlyinhumanity

Etymology

From Latin inhumanus ('inhuman, savage'), from in- ('not') + humanus ('human, humane'), from homo ('man, human being').

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