inhumanity
noun/ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/
/ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural inhumanities)
- cruel behaviour or treatment; the fact of not having the usual human qualities of showing sympathy and being kind
- man’s inhumanity to man
- the inhumanities of the prison system
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French inhumanite or Latin inhumanitas, from inhumanus ‘inhuman’.Want to learn more?
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