adjective
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Also: inhumane. lacking humane feelings, such as sympathy, understanding, etc; cruel; brutal
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not human
Other Word Forms
- inhumanely adverb
- inhumanly adverb
- inhumanness noun
Etymology
Origin of inhuman
First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin inhūmānus; replacing late Middle English inhumain, from Middle French, from Latin; in- 3, human
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Example Sentences
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He said the Croatian journalist was trying to "present me as a monster, as an inhuman, as someone who not only has no emotions, but is a cold-blooded murderer".
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Then she laughs—a gleeful, inhuman, full-throated laugh that contorts her body into unnatural angles and positions.
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And how did this inhuman curse that Madame Ionesco spoke of figure into things?
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The government will also narrow the application of Article 3 of the ECHR, which bans inhuman or degrading treatment.
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The UK will join other countries in reforming Article 3 of the ECHR, which is designed to give people protection against inhuman or degrading treatment.
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