inhumanity
in·hu·man·i·ty
noun \-ˈma-nə-tē\ plural in·hu·man·i·ties
Definition of INHUMANITY
1
a : the quality or state of being cruel or barbarous b : a cruel or barbarous act
2
: absence of warmth or geniality : impersonality
Examples of INHUMANITY
- <man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history>
First Known Use of INHUMANITY
15th century
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Synonyms: atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, brutality, cruelness, fiendishness, heartlessness, cruelty, inhumanness, sadism, savageness, savagery, truculence, viciousness, wantonness
Antonyms: benignity, compassion, good-heartedness, humaneness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindness, sympathy, tenderheartedness
Related Words: hard-heartedness, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness, unfeelingness; fellness, ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, grimness; bloodlust, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, sanguineness, sanguinity; cattiness, despitefulness, hatefulness, malevolence, maliciousness, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spitefulness; hardhandedness, harshness, heavy-handedness, oppressiveness
Near Antonyms: tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, warmth; charitableness, clemency, leniency, mercifulness, mercy, pity
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