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inhuman

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in·hu·man  (n-hymn)
adj.
1.
a. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel. See Synonyms at cruel.
b. Deficient in emotional warmth; cold.
2. Not suited for human needs: an inhuman environment.
3. Not of ordinary human form; monstrous.

in·human·ly adv.
in·human·ness n.

inhuman [ɪnˈhjuːmən]
adj
1. Also inhumane [ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn] lacking humane feelings, such as sympathy, understanding, etc.; cruel; brutal
2. not human
inhumanely  adv
inhumanly  adv
inhumanness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inhuman - without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
2.inhuman - belonging to or resembling something nonhuman; "something dark and inhuman in form"; "a babel of inhuman noises"
nonhuman - not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees"

inhuman
Translations
inhuman [ɪnˈhjuːmən] ADJinhumano

inhuman [ɪnˈhjuːmən] adj [act, behaviour, treatment] → inhumain(e)

inhuman
adj (lit) monster, shapenicht menschlich; (fig) conditions, treatmentunmenschlich

inhuman [ɪnˈhjuːmən] adj (cruelty, conditions, treatment) → disumano/a; (appearance) → non umano/a

inhuman
adj inhuman [inˈhjuːmən]
extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human His treatment of his children was quite inhuman. onmenslik غَيْر إنْساني безчовечен nelidský umenneskelig unmenschlich απάνθρωπος inhumano ebainimlik غیر انسانی julma inhumain לא אֱנוֹשִׁי निर्दय nečovječan kegyetlen tidak manusiawi ómannúðlegur inumano, disumano 冷酷な 냉혹한, 무자비한 nežmoniškas necilvēcisks; cietsirdīgs; nežēlīgs tidak berperikemanusiaan onmenselijk umenneskelig, barbarisk nieludzki desumano inu­man бесчеловечный neľudský nečloveški nečovečan omänsklig, inhuman โหดร้าย zalim 無人性的 нелюдяний, жорстокий ظالمانہ vô nhân đạo
n inhuˈmanity [-ˈmӕ-]
cruelty or lack of pity. onmenslikheid عَدَم إنْسانيَّه، وَحْشِيَّه безчовечност nelidskost umenneskelighed die Unmenschlichkeit απανθρωπιά inhumanidad ebainimlikkus بی رحمی julmuus inhumanité חוֹסֶר רֶגֶש אֱנוֹשִי निर्दयता nečovječnost embertelenség kekejaman miskunnarleysi disumanità 冷酷 무자비 nežmoniškumas cietsirdība; nežēlība sikap tdk berperikemanusiaan onmenselijkheid umenneskelighet nieludzkość desumanidade cruzime бесчеловечность neľudskosť nečlovečnost nečovečnost omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน zalimlik 無人性 жорстокість ظلم sự vô nhân đạo


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All the bystanders were horrified, and asked him what he could mean by such brutal and inhuman conduct.
I won't be inhuman enough to leave you alone in the house to-night; but if this delirium goes on, I must ask you to get another nurse.
Their unrestrained laughter filling the hot, fern-clad ravine had a soulless limpidity, as of wild, inhuman dwellers in tropical woodlands.
 
 
 
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