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单词 inhumanity
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inhumanity


in·hu·man·i·ty

I0144200 (ĭn′hyo͞o-măn′ĭ-tē)n. pl. in·hu·man·i·ties 1. Lack of pity or compassion.2. An inhuman or cruel act.

inhumanity

(ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. lack of humane qualities2. an inhumane act, decision, etc

in•hu•man•i•ty

(ˌɪn hyuˈmæn ɪ ti; often -yu-)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty. 2. an inhuman or inhumane act. [1470–80; < Latin]
Thesaurus
Noun1.inhumanity - the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for othersinhumanenessquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeareatrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness - the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumanebestiality - the stupid brutal quality of a beastunmercifulness, mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
2.inhumanity - an act of atrocious crueltyinhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty atrocitycruelty, inhuman treatment - a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and sufferingbarbarism, barbarity, brutality, savagery - a brutal barbarous savage actoutrage - a wantonly cruel actenormity - an act of extreme wickedness

inhumanity

noun cruelty, atrocity, brutality, ruthlessness, barbarism, viciousness, heartlessness, unkindness, brutishness, cold-bloodedness, pitilessness, cold-heartedness, hardheartedness the inhumanity of warQuotations
"Man's inhumanity to man"
"Makes countless thousands mourn" [Robert Burns Man was Made to Mourn]
"The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity" [George Bernard Shaw The Devil's Disciple]

inhumanity

nounA cruel act or an instance of cruel behavior:barbarity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty, savagery, truculence, truculency.
Translations
无人性

inhuman

(inˈhjuːmən) adjective extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human. His treatment of his children was quite inhuman. 無人性的 无人性的ˌinhuˈmanity (-ˈmӕ-) noun cruelty or lack of pity. 無人性 无人性
IdiomsSeeman's inhumanity to man

inhumanity


  • noun

Synonyms for inhumanity

noun cruelty

Synonyms

  • cruelty
  • atrocity
  • brutality
  • ruthlessness
  • barbarism
  • viciousness
  • heartlessness
  • unkindness
  • brutishness
  • cold-bloodedness
  • pitilessness
  • cold-heartedness
  • hardheartedness

Synonyms for inhumanity

noun a cruel act or an instance of cruel behavior

Synonyms

  • barbarity
  • bestiality
  • brutality
  • cruelty
  • savagery
  • truculence
  • truculency

Synonyms for inhumanity

noun the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others

Synonyms

  • inhumaneness

Related Words

  • quality
  • atrociousness
  • atrocity
  • barbarity
  • barbarousness
  • heinousness
  • bestiality
  • unmercifulness
  • mercilessness

noun an act of atrocious cruelty

Synonyms

  • atrocity

Related Words

  • cruelty
  • inhuman treatment
  • barbarism
  • barbarity
  • brutality
  • savagery
  • outrage
  • enormity
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