inhumanity

Examples

• All

• There is so much evil, and horror, and betrayal, and inhumanity in this world.

  The Shift (2023)

• Join our march against injustice and inhumanity.

  Selma (2014)

• You are guilty of inhumanity to your fellow man.

  Phone Booth (2003)

• I discovered the terrible inhumanity that there is in all struggle to the death...

  Academic text (1992)

• How could anyone experience inhumanity and simultaneously remain human?

  Academic text (1997)

• When will we finally comprehend our inhumanity?

  BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2010)

• What does it say about human morality when inhumanity on such a scale can meet with such indifference?

  Academic text (1998)

• The issue of race should not be conceived as black versus white, but as humanity versus inhumanity.

  Academic text (2018)

• She worked here, she knew she had to speak out wherever she saw injustice and inhumanity.

  Tootsie (1982)

• A man called Adolph Hitler escalated the horror of war to new levels of inhumanity.

  Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

A

atrocity

vsinhumanity

137 8.1

A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people

applies to cruel behaviour in general, not only shocking events

C

cruelty

vsinhumanity

• NSFW

128 3.2

Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose

is broader, covering cruel behaviour and general lack of compassion

B

brutality

vsinhumanity

• Offensive

125 5.6

Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people

covers cruel behaviour generally, not only violent physical acts

B

barbarism

vsinhumanity

14 8.0

A very cruel act that hurts or kills many people

is wider, including ongoing cruel behaviour and lack of compassion

R

ruthlessness

vsinhumanity

9 7.3

To show no pity or kindness to reach a goal

is wider, describing cruel behaviour not limited to goal pursuit

H

harshness

vsinhumanity

8 4.1

Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm

focuses on cruel behaviour and absence of compassion rather than severity alone

I

inhuman treatment

vsinhumanity

• Offensive

6 8.3

An act that causes someone great pain and suffering on purpose

is broader, covering any cruel behaviour or lack of compassion

B

barbarity

vsinhumanity

6 8.4

Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people

is similar but can include nonviolent lack of compassion as well

M

maltreatment

vsinhumanity

• NSFW

4 7.0

Cruel treatment that hurts people or animals physically and emotionally

is more general, stressing lack of compassion rather than harm detail

I

ill-treatment

vsinhumanity

• NSFW

3 6.4

Cruel treatment of a person or animal, often over a long time

can mean single acts of cruelty as well as ongoing behaviour

U

unkindness

vsinhumanity

2 4.1

Lack of care for other people

is stronger, involving cruel acts and a great lack of compassion

C

cruelness

vsinhumanity

1 4.5

Wanting to hurt or make others suffer

emphasizes behaviour and overall lack of compassion rather than inclination

I

ill-usage

vsinhumanity

• NSFW

1 9.9

Cruel treatment of people or animals

includes cruel acts more broadly beyond treatment situations

A

atrociousness

vsinhumanity

1 8.8

Very cruel actions that shock people

is the general term for cruel behaviour and lack of compassion

I

inhumanism

vsinhumanity

• NSFW

1 9.8

Very cruel treatment that ignores people's feelings and rights

focuses on cruel behaviour or a great lack of compassion

B

barbarousness

vsinhumanity

1 9.5

A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness

focuses more on specific cruel acts and general lack of compassion

I

inhumaneness

vsinhumanity

• NSFW

1 8.8

Lack of pity or care for other people

refers more to cruel acts and behaviour rather than only a quality

Antonyms

K

kindness

257 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

H

humanity

24 3.4

Being kind and caring to other people

How Cruel

atrocity

137 8.1

brutality

• Offensive

125 5.6

inhumanity

• NSFW

12 6.6

cruelty

• NSFW

128 3.2

unkindness

2 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology