Inhumane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhjuːmˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhjuːmˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhjuːmˈeɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnhjuːmˈeɪn/.

Examples

humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world
biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

humane

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion

“humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world”

Word Forms

inhumaneness

noun

the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unmenschlich

fehlt und spiegelt Mangel an Mitleid oder Mitgefühl wider

🇫🇷French

inhumain

manquant et reflétant un manque de pitié ou de compassion

🇪🇸Spanish

inhumano

carente y reflejando falta de piedad o compasión

🇮🇹Italian

disumano

carente e riflettente mancanza di pietà o compassione

🇳🇱Dutch

onmenselijk

ontbreekt en weerspiegelt een gebrek aan medelijden of mededogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desumano

faltando e refletindo falta de piedade ou compaixão

🇷🇺Russian

бесчеловечный

отсутствие и отражение отсутствия жалости или сострадания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमानवीय

दया या करुणा की कमी और कमी को प्रतिबिंबित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অমানবিক

অভাব এবং করুণা বা সমবেদনা অভাব প্রতিফলিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதாபிமானமற்ற

இரக்கம் அல்லது இரக்கம் இல்லாதது மற்றும் பிரதிபலிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అమానవీయమైనది

జాలి లేదా కరుణ లేకపోవడం మరియు ప్రతిబింబించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अमानवी

अभाव आणि दया किंवा करुणेचा अभाव प्रतिबिंबित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અમાનવીય

દયા અથવા કરુણાનો અભાવ અને પ્રતિબિંબિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಾನವೀಯ

ಕರುಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യത്വരഹിതമായ

ദയയോ അനുകമ്പയോ ഇല്ലാത്തതും പ്രതിഫലിപ്പിക്കുന്നതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਮਨੁੱਖੀ

ਤਰਸ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر انسانی

ہمدردی یا ہمدردی کی کمی اور اس کی عکاسی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不人道的

缺乏并反映出缺乏怜悯或同情心

🇯🇵Japanese

非人道的な

同情や同情の欠如を反映している

🇰🇷Korean

비인간적인

연민이나 동정심이 부족하고 반영되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô nhân đạo

thiếu và phản ánh sự thiếu thương hại hoặc từ bi

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้มนุษยธรรม

ขาดและสะท้อนถึงการขาดความสงสารหรือความเห็นอกเห็นใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak manusiawi

kurang dan mencerminkan kurangnya rasa kasihan atau kasih sayang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi makatao

kulang at sumasalamin sa kawalan ng awa o habag

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berperikemanusiaan

kekurangan dan mencerminkan kekurangan belas kasihan atau belas kasihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير إنساني

تفتقر وتعكس عدم وجود الشفقة أو الرحمة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر انسانی

فاقد و منعکس کننده فقدان ترحم یا شفقت است

🇹🇷Turkish

insanlık dışı

acıma veya şefkat eksikliğini yansıtan ve yansıtan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא אֶנוֹשִׁי

חסר ומשקף חוסר רחמים או חמלה

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