inhumanity

in·hu·man·i·ty (

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n. pl. in·hu·man·i·ties

1. Lack of pity or compassion.

2. An inhuman or cruel act.

inhumanity [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. lack of humane qualities

2. an inhumane act, decision, etc.

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Noun	1.	inhumanity - the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others inhumaneness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness - the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane bestiality - the stupid brutal quality of a beast unmercifulness, mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
	2.	inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty atrocity cruelty, inhuman treatment - a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering barbarism, barbarity, brutality, savagery - a brutal barbarous savage act outrage - a wantonly cruel act enormity - an act of extreme wickedness

inhumanity

noun cruelty, atrocity, brutality, ruthlessness, barbarism, viciousness, heartlessness, unkindness, brutishness, cold-bloodedness, pitilessness, cold-heartedness, hardheartedness the inhumanity of war

Quotations
"Man's inhumanity to man"
"Makes countless thousands mourn" [Robert Burns Man was Made to Mourn]
"The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity" [George Bernard Shaw The Devil's Disciple]

Translations

inhumanity [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ] N → inhumanidad f, crueldad f
man's inhumanity to man → la crueldad del hombre para con sus semejantes

inhumanity [ˌɪnhjʊˈmænɪti] n → inhumanité f

inhumanity

n → Unmenschlichkeit f; man’s inhumanity to man → die Unmenschlichkeit der Menschen untereinander

inhumanity [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ] n → inumanità f inv, disumanità f inv

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atrociousness
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bestiality
brutality
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enormity
ferocity
ghastliness
heinousness
humaneness
inhuman treatment
inhumaneness
kindness
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Without arguing this matter of my general reputation, accepting it at its current face value, let me add that I have indeed lived life in a very rough school and have seen more than the average man's share of inhumanity and cruelty, from the forecastle and the prison, the slum and the desert, the execution-chamber and the lazar-house, to the battlefield and the military hospital.

Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context

Nevertheless, his barbarous cruelty and inhumanity with infinite wickedness do not permit him to be celebrated among the most excellent men.

The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context

Ships are sent with the first opportunity; the natives driven out or destroyed; their princes tortured to discover their gold; a free license given to all acts of inhumanity and lust, the earth reeking with the blood of its inhabitants: and this execrable crew of butchers, employed in so pious an expedition, is a modern colony, sent to convert and civilize an idolatrous and barbarous people!

Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context

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