inhumanity

[ in-hyoo-man-i-tee or, often, -yoo- ]

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noun,plural in·hu·man·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.
an inhuman or inhumane act.

Origin of inhumanity

1470–80; earlier inhumanite<Latin inhūmānitās.See inhuman, -ity

Other words for inhumanity

1	savagery, brutality, brutishness

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How to use inhumanity in a sentence

Failure to enforce laws that exist in the United States leads to chaos and chaos leads to inhumanity.
Texas Gov. Abbott sends miles of cars along border to deter migrants | Adela Suliman | September 22, 2021 | Washington Post
Her lyrical account presents the obscene inhumanity of slavery while celebrating the humanity of its victims.
A humble cloth sack tells a story of enslavement and separation | Marjoleine Kars | July 9, 2021 | Washington Post
I think that any form of activism that is against inhumanity is a good movement.
'America’s Notorious for Saying One Thing and Doing Something Else.' Albert Woodfox Talks Solitary Confinement, Social Distancing and Racial Justice | Josiah Bates | February 19, 2021 | Time
As the conversations about racial injustice grew more intense and the examples of inhumanity became more pronounced and horrifying, he knew he couldn’t remain a passive observer.
Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners. It could change the league. | Jerry Brewer | February 1, 2021 | Washington Post
Another 10 slaves threw themselves overboard in a display of defiance at the inhumanity.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Yet here we are, dispensing another dollop of inhumanity to some of the most troubled and despised people in America.
The GOP’s Hidden Ban on Prison Abortions | Harold Pollack | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His giddy glee turns sickening when you consider the coldhearted inhumanity that necessarily lies beneath.
ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do | Michael Daly | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Some Egyptians find it difficult to believe such inhumanity could take place alongside such awe-inspiring protests.
Raped in Tahrir: The Frightening Reality Women Face at Egypt Protests | Manar Ammar | July 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
She opted to stay, believing her exit would be a victory for the authors of the inhumanity she dedicated her life to exposing.
Edward Snowden Should End His Cold War Tour, Come Home to America | Jelani Cobb | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Nature, ever buoyant and imperative, does her best to remedy the ills created by "Man's inhumanity to Man."
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
The grim old ruin has many dark traditions of the times when "man's inhumanity to man" was the rule rather than the exception.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
The Star is shadowed by our thoughtless inhumanity to those who serve us and our forgetfulness of the needy.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | Various
Mai profited by his high station to show his cruelty and inhumanity.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
If Tiberius must exhibit his colossal inhumanity, could he have anywhere in all the world chosen a better spot?
Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord Crothers

British Dictionary definitions for inhumanity

inhumanity

/ (ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ) /

nounplural -ties

lack of humane qualities
an inhumane act, decision, etc

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