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- Dictionaryinhuman/ɪnˈhjuːmən/
adjective
- 1. lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric: "the inhuman treatment meted out to political prisoners" Similar Opposite
- 2. not human in nature or character: "the inhuman scale of the dinosaurs" Similar Opposite
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INHUMAN definition: 1. extremely cruel: 2. not human in an unusual or frightening way: 3. extremely cruel: . Learn more.
The meaning of INHUMAN is lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage. How to use inhuman in a sentence.
If someone behaves in a way that shows no compassion, you could describe that person and his or her actions as inhuman. A teacher who assigns six hours of homework every night might be seen as inhuman.
Inhuman definition: lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal. See examples of INHUMAN used in a sentence.
Definition of inhuman adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone or something as inhuman, you mean that they are strange or bad because they do not seem human in some way. ...inhuman shrieks that chilled my heart.
adjective. us / ɪnˈhjuː.mən / uk / ɪnˈhjuː.mən / Add to word list. C2. extremely cruel: Prisoners of war were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. Synonyms. barbaric. barbarous formal. brutal. callous. cruel. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) sadistic. savage. tyrannous. vicious. C2. not human in an unusual or frightening way: