Definitions for subhuman
sʌbˈhyu mən; often -ˈyu-sub·hu·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subhumanadjective

   less than human or not worthy of a human being

   "treated natives as subhuman"; "a subhuman spectacle"; "the subhuman primates"

2. subhumanadjective

   unfit for human beings

   "subhuman conditions of life"

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1. subhumannoun

   Anything which is less than human.

2. subhumanadjective

   Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human.

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1. Subhuman

   Subhuman is a 1995 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage, and was originally released as an international b-side on "Vow", Garbage's debut single. That song had earlier been pressed as a limited edition 7" vinyl in the United Kingdom for the purposes of launching the band; when it came to re-releasing "Vow", Mushroom Records felt that "Subhuman" was strong enough to be issued as an A-side to follow up "Vow". A last-minute decision was made to switch the songs. "Vow" was relegated to bonus track on the CD single."Subhuman" was released as the band's second single exclusively in the United Kingdom, and it gave Garbage their first chart appearance, peaking at #50 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was promoted by a press junket organised by the record label on a boat sailing down London's River Thames, and attracted media attention for the distinctive rubber packaging of the vinyl format."Subhuman" was also used by the label as an opportunity to massively raise general awareness of Garbage and as an advertising campaign to brand the "G" logo by promoting the single release with plain white flyers, stickers, carrier bags, t-shirts and subway posters emblazoned with the band's "G" logo. "Subhuman" was never intended to be an album cut, and was not included on the standard editions of the band's debut album, Garbage which was released later that year. The single was excluded from the 2007 greatest hits album Absolute Garbage.

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1. subhuman

   Subhuman, generally used as a derogatory term, refers to a person or a group of people considered less than human, inferior, or lacking in basic human qualities such as dignity, intelligence, or rights. This term has been used historically to justify discrimination, violence, or oppression. It is important to note that its use is highly controversial, being considered offensive and disrespectful.

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1. Subhuman

   "Subhuman" is a 1995 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage, and was originally released as an international b-side on "Vow", Garbage's debut single. That song had earlier been pressed as a limited edition 7" vinyl in the United Kingdom for the purposes of launching the band; when it came to re-releasing "Vow", Mushroom Records felt that "Subhuman" was strong enough to be issued as an A-side to follow-up "Vow". A last minute decision was made to switch the songs. "Vow" was relegated to bonus track on the CD single. "Subhuman" was released as the band's second single exclusively in the United Kingdom, and it gave Garbage their first chart appearance, peaking at #50 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was promoted by a press junket organised by the record label on a boat sailing down London's River Thames, and attracted media attention for the distinctive rubber packaging of the vinyl format. "Subhuman" was also used by the label as an opportunity to massively raise general awareness of Garbage and as an advertising campaign to brand the "G" logo by promoting the single release with plain white flyers, stickers, carrier bags, t-shirts and subway posters emblazoned with the band's "G" logo. "Subhuman" was never intended to be an album cut, and was not included on the standard editions of the band's debut album, Garbage which was released later that year.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subhuman

   sub-hū′man, adj. next below the human.

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1. unambush

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of subhuman in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of subhuman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of subhuman in a Sentence

1. Eric Ambler:

   For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.

2. Jonathan Greenblatt:

   Well, Whoopi, there’s no question that the Holocaust was about race. That’s how the Nazis saw it as they perpetrated the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people across continents, across countries with deliberate and ruthless cruelty, you see, Hitler’s ideology, the Third Reich, was predicated on the idea that the Aryans, the Germans, were a ‘master race,’ and the Jews were a subhuman race. It was racialized antisemitism.

3. Matthew Caruana Galizia:

   They had an image of her as a witch, someone who was subhuman or nonhuman, they were made to hate her, so, now that they're seeing a human being they just don't know what to do. I think The Daphne Project has succeeded in that objective at least, and also because the journalists are taking up her investigations, that feels like a taste of justice.

4. Eric Ambler:

   For the skeptic there remains only one consolation if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.

5. Jonathan Greenblatt:

   Hitler's ideology, the Third Reich, was predicated on the idea that the Aryans, the Germans, were a master race and the Jews were a subhuman race. It was a racialized anti-Semitism, now that might not fit exactly or feel different than the way we think about race in 21st century America, where primarily it's about people of color, but throughout the Jewish people's history, they have been marginalized, they have been persecuted, they have been slaughtered, in large part because many people felt they were not just a different religion, but indeed a different race.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=subhuman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Subhuman
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhuman
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=subhuman
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=subhuman
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=subhuman