English Explanatory Dictionary

subhuman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking characteristics of a human in a way judged to be less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).
  2. As tendentiously asserted of humans.
  3. As anthropocentrically asserted of nonhuman animals, especially in centuries past.
noun
  1. Any sentient creature, especially a humanoid one, which is less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).

Pronunciation

[sʌbˈhjuːmən] en-us-subhuman.ogg

Word forms

subhuman more subhuman most subhuman subhumans

Etymology

From sub- + human.

Synonyms

infrahuman Untermensch nonperson

Antonyms

superhuman suprahuman ultrahuman übermensch

Related words

neanderthal prehuman troglodyte unhuman

Derived words

subhumanize subhumanly subhumanness

Translations

Georgian: ქვეადამიანი Greek: ζωώδης Irish: fodhaonna Italian: subumano Macedonian: потчовечки Manx: fo-gheiney Portuguese: sub-humano Romanian: subuman Swedish: undermänsklig
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