inhuman

Meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
  2. Transcending or different than what is human.

Synonyms

cruel
B2
brutal
C1
atrocious
21k
ruthless
C1
savage
C1
unfeeling
35k
fierce
C1
barbarian
C2
barbarous
37k
merciless
C2
cold-blooded
C2
fiendish
31k
heinous
C2
bloodthirsty
C2
diabolic
grim
C1
impersonal
27k
incisive
treacherous
C2
unkind
C2
insensate
pitiless
42k
ferocious
C2
cold
A2
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horrible
B1
unhuman
heartless
C1
miserable
B2
relentless
C2
callous
21k
barbaric
C2
seriously
A2
subhuman
terrible
A2
tragic
B2
unmanlike
badly
B1
ungrateful
C1
unjust
C2

abhominal

unkindly
unmanly
unnatural
C2
vicious
C1
wretched
C1
dreadful
C1
dehumanized
poikilotherm
harsh
B2
coldhearted
Translations

inhumain
inhumano
unmenschlich

απάνθρωπος

desumano
disumano
inhumà
inumano

inhumanus

onmenselijk
inumano
menschenverachtend
grausam
gruwelijk
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈhjuːmən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
inhumayne
In summary

From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.

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