subhuman
Word family (noun) human humanism humanity ≠ inhumanity humanitarian humanitarianism humankind humanoid (adjective) human ≠ inhuman superhuman subhuman humane ≠ inhumane humanitarian humanoid (verb) humanize (adverb) humanly ≠ inhumanly humanely ≠ inhumanely
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsubhumansub‧hu‧man /sʌbˈhjuːmən $ -ˈhjuː-, -ˈjuː-/ adjective 1 BADnot having all the qualities a normal human being has The enemy was regarded as subhuman.2 subhuman conditions are very bad or cruel → inhuman The refugees were living a subhuman existence.Examples from the Corpussubhuman• The orphaned children were living in subhuman conditions.• He treats women as subhuman creatures, as things.• There were unknown sounds of subhuman things proceeding relentlessly forward, stopping, retrenching, to proceed onward again.