English Explanatory Dictionary

inhuman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
Transcending or different than what is human.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈhjuːmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-inhuman.wav

Word forms

inhuman more inhuman most inhuman inhumane

Etymology

From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.

Synonyms

demonic inhumane truculent barbarous bowelless brutal compassionless cruel despiteful diabolic diabolical fell incessive inclement inhuman malicious merciless nasty nonhumane pitiless remorseless rotten ruthless sadistic savage spiteful unbenevolent unbenign unkind unmerciful unpitiful unpitying animalistic barbarian barbaric barbarious brutish Gothic Gothlike grim heathen heathenish heathenly heathenous incivil pagan tenebrose uncivil uncivilized uncouth uncultivated uncultured uplandish wolfish preternatural superhuman

Antonyms

humane

Related words

unhuman

Derived words

inhumanly inhumanness

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