inhuman

See also: inhumane

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈhjuːmən/
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  • Rhymes: -uːmən

Adjective

inhuman (comparative more inhuman, superlative most inhuman)

  1. Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
    • 2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45:
      It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers.
  2. Transcending or different than what is human.

Usage notes

See nonhuman § Usage notes.

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German

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Adjective

inhuman (strong nominative masculine singular inhumaner, comparative inhumaner, superlative am inhumansten)

  1. inhumane

Declension
Positive forms of inhuman
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist inhuman sie ist inhuman es ist inhuman sie sind inhuman
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative inhumaner inhumane inhumanes inhumane
genitive inhumanen inhumaner inhumanen inhumaner
dative inhumanem inhumaner inhumanem inhumanen
accusative inhumanen inhumane inhumanes inhumane
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der inhumane die inhumane das inhumane die inhumanen
genitive des inhumanen der inhumanen des inhumanen der inhumanen
dative dem inhumanen der inhumanen dem inhumanen den inhumanen
accusative den inhumanen die inhumane das inhumane die inhumanen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein inhumaner eine inhumane ein inhumanes (keine) inhumanen
genitive eines inhumanen einer inhumanen eines inhumanen (keiner) inhumanen
dative einem inhumanen einer inhumanen einem inhumanen (keinen) inhumanen
accusative einen inhumanen eine inhumane ein inhumanes (keine) inhumanen
Comparative forms of inhuman
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist inhumaner sie ist inhumaner es ist inhumaner sie sind inhumaner
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative inhumanerer inhumanere inhumaneres inhumanere
genitive inhumaneren inhumanerer inhumaneren inhumanerer
dative inhumanerem inhumanerer inhumanerem inhumaneren
accusative inhumaneren inhumanere inhumaneres inhumanere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der inhumanere die inhumanere das inhumanere die inhumaneren
genitive des inhumaneren der inhumaneren des inhumaneren der inhumaneren
dative dem inhumaneren der inhumaneren dem inhumaneren den inhumaneren
accusative den inhumaneren die inhumanere das inhumanere die inhumaneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein inhumanerer eine inhumanere ein inhumaneres (keine) inhumaneren
genitive eines inhumaneren einer inhumaneren eines inhumaneren (keiner) inhumaneren
dative einem inhumaneren einer inhumaneren einem inhumaneren (keinen) inhumaneren
accusative einen inhumaneren eine inhumanere ein inhumaneres (keine) inhumaneren
Superlative forms of inhuman
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am inhumansten sie ist am inhumansten es ist am inhumansten sie sind am inhumansten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative inhumanster inhumanste inhumanstes inhumanste
genitive inhumansten inhumanster inhumansten inhumanster
dative inhumanstem inhumanster inhumanstem inhumansten
accusative inhumansten inhumanste inhumanstes inhumanste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der inhumanste die inhumanste das inhumanste die inhumansten
genitive des inhumansten der inhumansten des inhumansten der inhumansten
dative dem inhumansten der inhumansten dem inhumansten den inhumansten
accusative den inhumansten die inhumanste das inhumanste die inhumansten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein inhumanster eine inhumanste ein inhumanstes (keine) inhumansten
genitive eines inhumansten einer inhumansten eines inhumansten (keiner) inhumansten
dative einem inhumansten einer inhumansten einem inhumansten (keinen) inhumansten
accusative einen inhumansten eine inhumanste ein inhumanstes (keine) inhumansten

Further reading
  • “inhuman” in Duden online
  • “inhuman” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Verb

inhuman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of inhumar
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