inhuman
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6.5
- adjective
- /ɪnˈhjuːmən/
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no humano
- The creature emitted an inhuman howl that sent shivers down my spine.
- inhuman conditions
And it seems a little weird and inhuman, doesn't it?
- And it seems a little weird and inhuman, doesn't it?
- But then you have free divers who are almost inhuman in their abilities.
- Making an inhuman landscape where it's not possible for the human to be human.
Examples
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Indeed, what is striking about these films is their inhuman quality.
Academic text (2004) -
Her sobs seemed to come from a great distance, inhuman and terrifying.
Fiction book (1999) -
Making an inhuman landscape where it's not possible for the human to be human.
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Essentially, he said that the Russians were almost inhuman in terms of their leadership.
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And it seems a little weird and inhuman, doesn't it?
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As fast as the inhuman flesh fell to the deck, the wounds healed over.
Fiction book (1992) -
Over the noise of the furnace, someone is whistling, an odd human sound in an inhuman setting.
Fiction book (1993) -
It creates a weird, inhuman numbness to things and I think it's part of why the entertainment industry is gross.
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I knew they were completely inhuman, not even male or female, but both, bundled together in a scaly reptilian body.
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The host of smaller, equally inhuman creatures stopped and turned, their mad, chattering sounds dropping away in anticipation.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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4.5
Something that does not belong to people, for example an animal or machine
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8.5
Not having feelings or kindness that people usually have
Antonyms
Compounds
How Human-like
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inhuman is made from in- 'not' and human 'a person'. That gives the image of something that is 'not human' in form or sound, so we use it for strange, alien, or very odd things that do not seem like people.