noun
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lack of humane qualities
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an inhumane act, decision, etc
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of inhumanity
1470–80; earlier inhumanite < Latin inhūmānitās. See inhuman, -ity
Example Sentences
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"It's important to participate in these things and shine a light on injustice, shine a light on inhumanity, shine a light on suffering," DiDonato said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
As the foundation’s president, Elizabeth Alexander, puts it: “We support artists, scholars, and thinkers,” both inside and outside prison, “who are countering the inhumanity of incarceration and the broader criminal legal system.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
While bemoaning the antiseptic, “look, don’t touch” aesthetic of modern cinema, Benedict did find time to tie it to the way we live, saying that the inhumanity of modern homes has crept into our bodies.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
But it’s still a cold statement on inhumanity when Justine flees into a convenience store for safety, only for the clerk to order her back outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
I was just struggling with my inner vachette and pondering the depths of my own inhumanity.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
There are moments of tender resplendence that are as piercing as the cruelty — compassion that counterbalances the inhumanities Elwood faces.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
Fragmented senses of continuity and context have been powerful conditions to allow the multiple, ongoing crises and inhumanities we witness and experience every day.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023
In one clip, Keith LaMar speaks about feeling victorious simply for having maintained his “sweetness” — a personal quality that’s obvious in his voice — despite the inhumanities of living in solitary confinement for decades.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
Like the inhumanities catalogued in contemporary prison-camp memoirs, run-of-the-mill Renaissance crimes tend to numb rather than fascinate.
From Time Magazine Archive
We shall be free in the dark; free of their cursed inhumanities.
From Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of John Galsworthy by David Widger
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