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- DictionaryIn·hu·mane/ˌin(h)yo͞oˈmān/
adjective
- 1. without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel: "confining wild horses is inhumane"
adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌɪn·hjuˈmeɪn / Add to word list. cruel to people or animals in not caring about their suffering or about the conditions under which they live: We have a responsibility to protect animals from inhumane treatment. (Definition of inhumane from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The adjective inhumane means cruel and heartless. Use it to describe terrible things like your neighbor's inhumane treatment of his hound dogs, which he leaves tied up in the yard in all kinds of weather. Whenever someone acts without considering the discomfort or pain of another person or animal, you can describe their actions as inhumane.
2 days ago · adjective. If you describe something as inhumane, you mean that it is extremely cruel. He was kept under inhumane conditions. He got his first insight into how inhumane employers can be. Synonyms: cruel, savage, brutal, severe More Synonyms of inhumane. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
adjective. uk / ɪnˈhjuː.mən / us / 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:
Inhumane definition, not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc. See more.
adjective. /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ not showing sympathy or kind feelings for people who are suffering; very cruel. inhuman and degrading treatment. What she proposes is positively inhuman! The photos showed inhuman and degrading conditions. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
adjective. /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/ not caring about the pain or problems of other people or animals; very cruel synonym callous. inhumane treatment of animals/prisoners. opposite humane. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
