Inhuman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without compunction or human feeling

belonging to or resembling something nonhuman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhjˈuːmən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhjˈuːmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhjˈuːmən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnhjˈuːmən/.

Examples

in cold blood
cold-blooded killing
insensate destruction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insensate cold-blooded cold

Parts of Speech

adjective	without compunction or human feeling “in cold blood”
adjective	belonging to or resembling something nonhuman “something dark and inhuman in form”

Word Forms

inhumanity

noun

the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unmenschlich

ohne Gewissensbisse oder menschliches Gefühl

🇫🇷French

inhumain

sans scrupule ni sentiment humain

🇪🇸Spanish

inhumano

sin escrúpulos ni sentimiento humano

🇮🇹Italian

disumano

senza scrupoli né sentimenti umani

🇳🇱Dutch

onmenselijk

zonder wroeging of menselijk gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

desumano

sem remorso ou sentimento humano

🇷🇺Russian

бесчеловечный

без угрызений совести и человеческого чувства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमानवीय

बिना किसी दया या मानवीय भावना के

🇧🇩Bengali

অমানবিক

অনুপ্রেরণা বা মানুষের অনুভূতি ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதாபிமானமற்ற

மன அழுத்தம் அல்லது மனித உணர்வு இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అమానుషమైన

సంకోచం లేదా మానవ భావన లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

अमानवी

संयोग किंवा मानवी भावना न

🇮🇳Gujarati

અમાનવીય

અનુસંધાન અથવા માનવ લાગણી વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಾನವೀಯ

ಸಂಕೋಚ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನವ ಭಾವನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യത്വരഹിതമായ

സഹതാപമോ മനുഷ്യവികാരമോ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਮਨੁੱਖੀ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮਜਬੂਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر انسانی

مجبوری یا انسانی احساس کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不人道

没有内疚或人类的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

非人道的な

良心の呵責や人間的な感情を持たずに

🇰🇷Korean

비인간적

양심의 가책이나 인간적인 감정 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô nhân đạo

không có sự ăn năn hay cảm giác của con người

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้มนุษยธรรม

ปราศจากความเอาใจใส่หรือความรู้สึกของมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak manusiawi

tanpa penyesalan atau perasaan manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi makatao

walang pagsisisi o pakiramdam ng tao

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berperikemanusiaan

tanpa rasa menyesal atau perasaan manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير إنساني

دون تأنيب ضمير أو شعور إنساني

🇮🇷Persian

غیر انسانی

بدون دلتنگی یا احساس انسانی

🇹🇷Turkish

insanlık dışı

pişmanlık ya da insani duygular olmadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא אֶנוֹשִׁי

בלי קפדנות או רגש אנושי

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