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inhumanity

[ in-hyoo-man-i-teeor, often, -yoo- ]

noun

, plural in·hu·man·i·ties
  1. the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.

    Synonyms: brutishness, brutality, savagery

  2. an inhuman or inhumane act.


inhumanity

/ ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ /

noun

  1. lack of humane qualities
  2. an inhumane act, decision, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inhumanity1

1470–80; earlier inhumanite < Latin inhūmānitās. See inhuman, -ity
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Example Sentences

Failure to enforce laws that exist in the United States leads to chaos and chaos leads to inhumanity.

Her lyrical account presents the obscene inhumanity of slavery while celebrating the humanity of its victims.

I think that any form of activism that is against inhumanity is a good movement.

From Time

As the conversations about racial injustice grew more intense and the examples of inhumanity became more pronounced and horrifying, he knew he couldn’t remain a passive observer.

Another 10 slaves threw themselves overboard in a display of defiance at the inhumanity.

Yet here we are, dispensing another dollop of inhumanity to some of the most troubled and despised people in America.

His giddy glee turns sickening when you consider the coldhearted inhumanity that necessarily lies beneath.

Some Egyptians find it difficult to believe such inhumanity could take place alongside such awe-inspiring protests.

She opted to stay, believing her exit would be a victory for the authors of the inhumanity she dedicated her life to exposing.

Nature, ever buoyant and imperative, does her best to remedy the ills created by "Man's inhumanity to Man."

The grim old ruin has many dark traditions of the times when "man's inhumanity to man" was the rule rather than the exception.

The Star is shadowed by our thoughtless inhumanity to those who serve us and our forgetfulness of the needy.

Mai profited by his high station to show his cruelty and inhumanity.

If Tiberius must exhibit his colossal inhumanity, could he have anywhere in all the world chosen a better spot?

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