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. Mark Herring:

    For too long, we have overlooked the inherent racism of these monuments, and for too long we have allowed the grandeur of the architecture to blind us to the insult of glorifying men for their roles in fighting to perpetuate the inhumanity of slavery.

  2. Whoopi Goldberg:

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

  3. Danilo Toninelli:

    The inhumanity of Malta is the mirror of Europe's attitude.

  4. Mike Pompeo:

    It should also remind us all what is too easy to turn away from : there is evil in the world and the barbarians leading North Korea are a part of North Korea, one of the highlights of my time as secretary of state was bringing home three Americans from the clutches of such a regime. But the joy I felt that night was tempered by the knowledge that we could not do the same for Otto Warmbier and Otto Warmbier family. The promising future of Otto Warmbier was crushed by North Korea’s inhumanity. This makes our duty to remember Otto Warmbier so real for me. It would be fitting to name this street in New York City in honor of Otto Warmbier as a reminder to the North Koreans, and to the world, that America will never suffer brutal dictators without responding, that we value life and that we will not rest until those responsible for heinous actions like theirs have been confronted.

  5. George Bernard Shaw:

    The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them -- that's the essense of inhumanity.

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