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单词 inhumanity
释义

inhumanity

noun

in·​hu·​man·​i·​ty ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈma-nə-tē How to pronounce inhumanity (audio)
-(ˌ)yü-
plural inhumanities
1
a
: the quality or state of being cruel or barbarous
b
: a cruel or barbarous act
2
: absence of warmth or geniality : impersonality

Synonyms

  • atrociousness
  • atrocity
  • barbarity
  • barbarousness
  • brutality
  • cruelness
  • cruelty
  • fiendishness
  • heartlessness
  • inhumanness
  • sadism
  • savageness
  • savagery
  • truculence
  • viciousness
  • wantonness
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Example Sentences

man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history
Recent Examples on the Web For both, the specific settings merely provided the staging area for their deeper concerns — an exploration of the motivating forces that might explain man’s inhumanity to man. Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022 Castle Rock, on the other hand, spoke to its inhumanity, denying a mother whose three children were killed by her husband the right to sue the police who failed to enforce a restraining order against him. New York Times, 25 July 2022 Vladimir Putin would either consent and facilitate distribution of supplies or provoke more denunciations of Russia for its inhumanity. Douglas J. Feith And John Hannah, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022 Why does the government act with such inhumanity in a supposedly humanitarian cause? Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022 At a time when the country is spinning in circles trying to make sense of race, ward off inhumanity and define social justice, Parks’s artistic heirs are uniquely positioned to shed light, offer guidance and question the status quo. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 South Texas was a regular witness to an apparatus of inhumanity and cruelty under the guise of an immigration and border security apparatus. Palabra, al, 7 June 2022 Growing Abolition’s greenhouse was built to illustrate the inhumanity of ADX Florence after sumell met a solitary gardener confined there. Abigail Glasgow, Vogue, 10 June 2022 What Roberts calls empathy is more commonly and more accurately known as paranoia, combined here with rampant inhumanity, both of which Stalin possessed in superabundance. Algis Valiunas, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

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

Kids Definition

inhumanity

noun

in·​hu·​man·​i·​ty ˌin-hyü-ˈma-nə-tē How to pronounce inhumanity (audio)
plural inhumanities
: a cruel act or attitude He cannot understand man's inhumanity to man.

inhumanity

noun

as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cruelty
  • brutality
  • barbarity
  • savagery
  • atrocity
  • heartlessness
  • sadism
  • savageness
  • cruelness
  • murderousness
  • fiendishness
  • viciousness
  • barbarousness
  • inhumanness
  • ruthlessness
  • mercilessness
  • truculence
  • pitilessness
  • wantonness
  • meanness
  • atrociousness
  • ferocity
  • oppressiveness
  • grimness
  • ferociousness
  • bloodthirstiness
  • malevolence
  • fierceness
  • hard-heartedness
  • spitefulness
  • hatefulness
  • malignity
  • bloodlust
  • maliciousness
  • unfeelingness
  • sanguinity
  • harshness
  • despitefulness
  • fellness
  • nastiness
  • sanguineness
  • cattiness
  • hardhandedness
  • heavy-handedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humanity
  • compassion
  • sympathy
  • humaneness
  • kindness
  • tenderheartedness
  • benignity
  • tenderness
  • kindheartedness
  • warmth
  • pity
  • good-heartedness
  • mercy
  • warmness
  • mercifulness
  • charitableness
  • warmheartedness
  • leniency
  • clemency
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