in·humanity \|in+\noun Etymology: Middle French inhumanité, from Latin inhumanitat-, inhumanitas, from inhumanus + -itat-, -itas -ity 1.: the quality or state of being cruel or barbarous : cruelty < abhorrence of its sickening inhumanity — G.B.Shaw > also: a cruel or barbarous act 2.: absence of warmth or geniality : impersonality < a professional inhumanity toward their job — Nicholas Monsarrat >