What does inhumanity mean?

Definitions for inhumanity
ˌɪn hyuˈmæn ɪ ti; often -yu-in·hu·man·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inhumaneness, inhumanitynoun

    the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others

  2. atrocity, inhumanitynoun

    an act of atrocious cruelty

Wiktionary

  1. inhumanitynoun

    The lack of compassion.

  2. inhumanitynoun

    An inhuman act.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inhumanitynoun

    Cruelty; savageness; barbarity.

    Etymology: inhumanité, French; from inhuman.

    Banished
    Her mind, beams, state, far from thy weak twigs,
    And love with lover hurts is inhumanity. Philip Sidney, b. i.

    The rudeness of those who must make up their want of justice with inhumanity and impudence. Charles I .

    Each social feeling fell,
    And joyless inhumanity pervades,
    And petrifies the heart. James Thomson, Spring, l. 305.

ChatGPT

  1. inhumanity

    Inhumanity refers to the state or quality of lacking compassion, kindness, and consideration for others. It involves acts or behaviors that are exceedingly cruel, brutal, or violent, causing great suffering or harm to people, often disregarding or violating basic human rights.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inhumanitynoun

    the quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity

  2. Etymology: [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit.]

Wikidata

  1. Inhumanity

    Inhumanity is the debut album of Finnish melodic death metal band Mors Principium Est. It was first released in 2003 and later reissued in 2006 with new artwork and three bonus tracks.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inhumanity in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inhumanity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of inhumanity in a Sentence

  1. Whoopi Goldberg:

    It’s about man’s inhumanity to man, that’s what it’s about.

  2. Nancy Pelosi:

    Another promise cruelly broken by President Trump, this one with heartbreaking consequences for brave young DREAMers across the nation, instead of honoring the protections of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, President Trump has unleashed an indiscriminate deportation dragnet of appalling inhumanity.

  3. Yasmine Harrison:

    I was very shocked by the inhumanity of the attacks and heartbroken for the humanity that was lost, before the attacks and the state of emergency, police brutality and racial and religious profiling were already a reality for many of my fellow citizens. ... It feels a lot like a French version of the Patriot Act is in the making, and we have no control over it.

  4. Roland Kelts:

    None of them have even seen the film, and while it is based on one man's story, it's a feature, not a documentary. There are plenty of movies that depict the brutality and inhumanity of war, unbroken.

  5. Isaac Asimov:

    Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.

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