inhuman

adjective

in·hu·man (ˌ)in-ˈhyü-mən How to pronounce inhuman (audio)

-ˈyü-

: lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage

an inhuman tyrant

: cold, impersonal

his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy

F. Tennyson Jesse

: not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings

inhuman living conditions

: of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings

inhumanly adverb

inhumanness

(ˌ)in-ˈhyü-mən-nəs How to pronounce inhuman (audio)

-ˈyü-

noun

Synonyms

bitter
brutal
burdensome
cruel
excruciating
grievous
grim
hard
hardhanded
harsh
heavy
murderous
onerous
oppressive
rough
rugged
searing
severe
stiff
tough
trying

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Example Sentences

He let out an inhuman moan. She had an almost inhuman desire to succeed.

Recent Examples on the Web Hardaway said slavery was racist, sexist, inhuman and immoral.

cleveland, 29 July 2022 In the most shocking element, the woman, Kienholz’s wife, is represented as a gray, ruptured, inhuman bag of oozing matter — a nameless, unidentified lump sagging across the seat.

Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022 That same cold and inhuman world of computers could also make Thompson feel isolated and prompt her to act out.

Maya Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2022 The 18th and 19th centuries were full of wars, too, but no one concluded from them that music should consist largely of dissonant harmonies, inhuman rhythms and charmless sound patterns.

Barton Swaim, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Bernie, despite his age, has an inhuman amount of energy, an almost maniacal desire to always move forward, and a stubbornness that would not let a quart of blood on the floor of the Charleston Airport DoubleTree disrupt his day.

Ari Rabin-havt, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2022 What if a large company used infantilizing cutesy advertising, effective PR, and weak government oversight to cover up inhumane, inhuman activities?

Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 7 May 2022 Yet the same principle that applies in life applies with equal force in literature: likability is boring and, at the limit, inhuman.

Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022 Many Iranians, after 43 years of inhuman theocracy, miss their king.

Cyrill Matter, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin inhumanus, from in- + humanus human

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	inhumanly
释义	inhuman adjective in·hu·man (ˌ)in-ˈhyü-mən -ˈyü- 1 a : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage an inhuman tyrant b : cold, impersonal his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy F. Tennyson Jesse c : not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings inhuman living conditions 2 : of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings inhumanly adverb inhumanness (ˌ)in-ˈhyü-mən-nəs -ˈyü- noun Synonyms bitter brutal burdensome cruel excruciating grievous grim hard hardhanded harsh heavy murderous onerous oppressive rough rugged searing severe stiff tough trying See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He let out an inhuman moan. She had an almost inhuman desire to succeed. Recent Examples on the Web Hardaway said slavery was racist, sexist, inhuman and immoral. cleveland, 29 July 2022 In the most shocking element, the woman, Kienholz’s wife, is represented as a gray, ruptured, inhuman bag of oozing matter — a nameless, unidentified lump sagging across the seat. Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022 That same cold and inhuman world of computers could also make Thompson feel isolated and prompt her to act out. Maya Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2022 The 18th and 19th centuries were full of wars, too, but no one concluded from them that music should consist largely of dissonant harmonies, inhuman rhythms and charmless sound patterns. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Bernie, despite his age, has an inhuman amount of energy, an almost maniacal desire to always move forward, and a stubbornness that would not let a quart of blood on the floor of the Charleston Airport DoubleTree disrupt his day. Ari Rabin-havt, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2022 What if a large company used infantilizing cutesy advertising, effective PR, and weak government oversight to cover up inhumane, inhuman activities? Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 7 May 2022 Yet the same principle that applies in life applies with equal force in literature: likability is boring and, at the limit, inhuman. Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022 Many Iranians, after 43 years of inhuman theocracy, miss their king. Cyrill Matter, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin inhumanus, from in- + humanus human First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition inhuman adjective in·hu·man in-ˈhyü-mən -ˈyü- 1 : lacking pity or kindness an inhuman tyrant 2 : unlike what might be expected by a human an inhuman scream inhumanly adverb as in inhumanely Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance inhumanely pitilessly ruthlessly mercilessly heartlessly brutally unmercifully tyrannically unsparingly oppressively unfeelingly obdurately insensitively callously harshly severely cold-bloodedly ill uncharitably savagely sternly viciously brutishly stiffly abusively hard-heartedly roughly hard aggressively insensately grimly strongly determinedly toughly firmly decidedly hardly resolutely gruffly assertively Antonyms & Near Antonyms mildly lightly softly leniently gently kindly benevolently tenderly lovingly graciously benignantly mercifully sympathetically considerately cordially humanely compassionately clemently charitably tolerantly understandingly softheartedly See More
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inhuman

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