English Explanatory Dictionary

infrahuman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Below the level of the human.
  2. In a spiritual or metaphysical way.
  3. In a taxonomic way that views humans as innately superior to other primates and other mammals.
noun
  1. A creature that is not (yet) at the level of understanding of a human being, such as a presymbolic child or an animal.

Word forms

infrahuman more infrahuman most infrahuman infrahumans

Etymology

From infra- + human.

Synonyms

nonhuman subhuman

Antonyms

suprahuman superhuman
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