as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history
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Recent Examples of inhumanity
Newspapers can barely bestir themselves to report on the latest inhumanity in Ukraine — the latest bombing of a school, say.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Why must women like Cabiria and Anora be made to face such inhumanity?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Presenting inhumanity in a contemporary style that draws us in, Shahn employed color and line to summon the viewer’s full attention.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Why must women like Cabiria and Anora be made to face such inhumanity?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Presenting inhumanity in a contemporary style that draws us in, Shahn employed color and line to summon the viewer’s full attention.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumanity
Noun
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Currently there are no comprehensive animal cruelty laws in China, which experts say has created a culture of impunity among cat torturers.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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That's why the spectacular cruelty with which the cuts were carried out tanked Musk's personal brand and triggered Trump's inexorable decline in approval.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Trump’s allusions to police brutality – the very thing demonstrators were protesting – only seemed to rile them and underscore what was at stake.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The jury has seen his brutality in the harrowing video at the InterContinental Hotel and photographs of her injuries.—
Elizabeth Geddes,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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“Inhumanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumanity. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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