anti-humanitarian

adjective

an·​ti-hu·​man·​i·​tar·​i·​an
ˌan-tē-hyü-ˌma-nə-ˈter-ē-ən,
-yü-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-humanitarian (audio)
variants or less commonly antihumanitarian
: having or showing disregard for humanitarian values or human welfare
She had acquired all the appropriate gestures of revolutionary convictions—the gestures of pity, of anger, of indignation against the anti-humanitarian vices of the social class to which she belonged herself.Joseph Conrad

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-humanitarian was in 1858

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“Anti-humanitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-humanitarian. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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