inhumane
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·hu·mane /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/ adjective CRUELextremely cruel and causing unacceptable suffering 残忍的，不人道的 the inhumane treatment of political prisoners 对政治犯的虐待 I was shocked by the inhumane conditions. 我对这非人的条件感到震惊。► see thesaurus at cruel —inhumanely adverbExamples from the Corpus
inhumane• This method of slaughtering chickens is now regarded by many as inhumane.• Amnesty International is protesting against the inhumane treatment of these political prisoners.in·hu·mane adjectiveChineseSyllable
extremely cruel Corpus suffering causing and unacceptable
inhumane
in‧hu‧mane /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
adjective
the inhumane treatment of political prisoners
I was shocked by the inhumane conditions.
—inhumanely adverb
▪ cruel deliberately hurting people or making them suffer: It was cruel to lock him in there all day. | Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child. | a cruel, selfish woman
▪heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: How could you be so heartless! | He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.
▪sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer: a sadistic killer | a sadistic thing to do
▪barbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: a barbaric punishment | a barbaric sport
▪vicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them: a vicious attack on an innocent man | Some dogs can be vicious.
▪brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: a brutal dictator | the brutal methods used by the secret police
▪inhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: the inhumane treatment of prisoners
▪cold-blooded a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity: a woman 's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband | a cold-blooded psychopath
in‧hu‧mane /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
adjective Word Family: noun: human, humanism, humanity ≠ inhumanity, humanitarian, humanitarianism, humankind, humanoid; adjective: human ≠ inhuman, superhuman, subhuman, humane ≠ inhumane, humanitarian, humanoid; adverb: humanly ≠ inhumanly, humanely ≠ inhumanely; verb: humanize
extremely cruel and causing unacceptable suffering: —inhumanely adverb
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