inhumanity

inhumanity
inhumanity late 15c., from Fr. inhumanité (14c.) or directly from L. inhumanitatem (nom. inhumanitas) "inhuman conduct, savageness," noun of quality from inhumanus (see INHUMAN (Cf. inhuman)).
And Man, whose heav'n-erected face
The smiles of love adorn,--
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
[Robert Burns, "Man was Made to Mourn," 1784]

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  • Inhumanity — In hu*man i*ty, n.; pl. {Inhumanities}. [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit[ e].] The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; barbarity. [1913 Webster] Man s inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. Burns. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inhumanity — index atrocity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty, oppression, severity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inhumanity — [n] lack of compassion atrocity, barbarism, bloodthirstiness, brutality, brutishness, callousness, cold bloodedness, cruelty, ferocity, heartlessness, maliciousness, ruthlessness, savagery, viciousness, violence; concepts 29,645 …   New thesaurus

  • inhumanity — ► NOUN (pl. inhumanities) ▪ cruel and brutal behaviour …   English terms dictionary

  • inhumanity — [in΄hyo͞o man′ə tē] n. [LME inhumanite < MFr < L inhumanitas] 1. the quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane 2. pl. inhumanities an inhuman or inhumane act or remark …   English World dictionary

  • Inhumanity — Infobox Album | Name = Inhumanity Type = Album Artist = Mors Principium Est |225px Released = April 18, 2003 February 20, 2006 Recorded = [http://www.ticotico.fi/ Tico Tico Studio] , Kemi, Finland, December 2002 Genre = Melodic death metal Label …   Wikipedia

  • inhumanity — [[t]ɪ̱nhjʊmæ̱nɪti[/t]] inhumanities N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft N of n You can describe extremely cruel actions as inhumanity. ...the inhumanity of war. ...man s inhumanity to man …   English dictionary

  • inhumanity — UK [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænətɪ] / US [ˌɪnhjuˈmænətɪ] noun [uncountable] Word forms inhumanity : singular inhumanity plural inhumanities extremely cruel behaviour or actions man s inhumanity to man …   English dictionary

  • inhumanity — n. man s inhumanity to man * * * [ˌɪnhjuː mænɪtɪ] man s inhumanity to man …   Combinatory dictionary

  • inhumanity — in|hu|man|i|ty [ˌınhju:ˈmænıti] n [U] very cruel behaviour or actions ▪ the inhumanity of some political systems …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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