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[ suhb-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo- ] / sʌbˈhyu mən or, often, -ˈyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR subhuman ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveless than or not quite human. almost human: In some respects, the porpoise is subhuman. Origin of subhumanFirst recorded in 1785–95; sub- + human Words nearby subhumansubhalide, subharmonic, subhead, subheading, subhedral, subhuman, subhyoid, Subic Bay, subiculum, subilium, subimago Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subhumanHe has called the president of the United States a “subhuman mongrel,” and only Hunter S. Thompson can do that. The GOP’s Real Ted Nugent Problem|James Poulos|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST They were united in their disgust at economic inequalities, corporate rapaciousness, and subhuman working conditions. Lillian Hellman, Clarence Birdseye and Thai Jones: Must Read Nonfiction|Victoria Beale, Wendy Smith, Kevin Canfield|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Both sides imagined the other was a monster, a subhuman worthy only of death. A Very Good War|Bob Kerrey|March 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST If you view all cheating husbands as subhuman, her assessment is to be expected, but I found the comment startling. How Not to Manage a Harem|Tracy Quan|December 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Apparently, several composers deemed “subhuman” by his own Nazi party. 7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance|The Daily Beast|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST In their fleeting and impersonal character, however, they are subhuman. Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt They were things of beauty, but it was a beauty strange, menacing, subhuman. The Nest Builder|Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale And St. Cyr, also too subhuman to be impressed by urbanity, hit Martin a clout on the jaw. The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner Only some subhuman could bring himself to study such things. The Weakling|Everett B. Cole Man was superhuman in power and glory, subhuman in morality. By Earthlight|Bryce Walton
British Dictionary definitions for subhuman
adjectiveof, relating to, or designating animals that are below man (Homo sapiens) in evolutionary development less than human Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to subhumanheartless, callous, cold, cruel, feral, insensitive |