Definitions for INHUMAN
ɪnˈhyu mən; often -ˈyu-in·hu·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensateadjective

   without compunction or human feeling

   "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"

2. inhumanadjective

   belonging to or resembling something nonhuman

   "something dark and inhuman in form"; "a babel of inhuman noises"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhumanadjective

   Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INHUMANadjective

   Barbarous; savage; cruel; uncompassionate.

   Etymology: inhumain, Fr. inhumanus, Latin.

   A just war may be persecuted after a very unjust manner; by perfidious breaches of our word, by inhuman cruelties, and by assassinations. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   The more these praises were enlarged, the more inhuman was the punishment, and the sufferer more innocent. Gulliver's Travels.

   Princes and peers attend! while we impart
   To you the thoughts of no inhuman heart. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

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1. inhuman

   Inhuman usually refers to something lacking qualities of compassion, kindness, empathy, or the positive and humane characteristics typically associated with human beings. It may refer to acts of extreme cruelty, savagery, or barbarity that go against established norms of human behavior and ethics. The term can also be used to describe conditions or situations that are extremely harsh or intolerable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Inhumanadjective

   destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people

2. Inhumanadjective

   characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Inhuman

   in-hū′man, adj. barbarous: cruel: unfeeling.—n. Inhuman′ity, the state of being inhuman: barbarity: cruelty.—adv. Inhū′manly.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INHUMAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INHUMAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of INHUMAN in a Sentence

1. Sofronio Bancud:

   No priest, and no human being for that matter, deserves to be killed with utter brutality, disrespect and impunity, to kill a priest then, for whatever motive or cause, is not only unChristian and inhuman ; it is also un-Filipino.

2. Cristian Parvulescu:

   (Prisoners) woke up with snow on their hair because it so was cold and the water in their mugs froze. It was inhuman ... They communicated by coughing in Morse code. christian Orthodox countries are masculine societies where justice is the result of negotiation.

3. Judge Bernard Schwartz:

   Maybe they'll become a scientist and discover a cure for some disease, or go be a doctor or first responder, and save someone's life. Maybe they'll enter the military and protect our country, the selfish, cruel and inhuman treatment of your own children has deprived them, your family, your friends and society -- and especially both of you -- of those gifts.

4. Robert Piper:

   I see this extraordinarily inhuman and unjust process of strangling gradually two million civilians in Gaza that really pose a threat to nobody.

5. Nils Melzer:

   My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights, including his freedom of expression, his right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INHUMAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inhuman
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INHUMAN
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INHUMAN
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INHUMAN