Inhumanity
noun
Lack of human kindness, understanding, or compassion.
The war was a shocking exposition of human inhumanity.
Often appears as...
- acts of inhumanity
- inhumanity towards
noun
An intense and cruel act of barbarism.
The inhumanity of the attack left the community in shock.
Often appears as...
- brutal inhumanity
- inhumanity inflicted
noun
Lack of human kindness, understanding, or compassion.
The war was a shocking exposition of human inhumanity.
Often appears as...
- acts of inhumanity
- inhumanity towards
noun
An intense and cruel act of barbarism.
The inhumanity of the attack left the community in shock.
Often appears as...
- brutal inhumanity
- inhumanity inflicted
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional weight
The term 'inhumanity' often carries strong negative emotions signaling deep disapproval.
News of the famine highlighted the inhumanity of the embargo.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious contexts
'Inhumanity' is usually reserved for grave situations, rather than minor unkindness.
His inhumanity became evident when he ignored the victims' pleas.
Pro Tip 3/3Human connection
The word suggests a departure from qualities typically associated with being human.
The dictator's inhumanity was at odds with his nation's values.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional weight
The term 'inhumanity' often carries strong negative emotions signaling deep disapproval.
News of the famine highlighted the inhumanity of the embargo.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious contexts
'Inhumanity' is usually reserved for grave situations, rather than minor unkindness.
His inhumanity became evident when he ignored the victims' pleas.
Pro Tip 3/3Human connection
The word suggests a departure from qualities typically associated with being human.
The dictator's inhumanity was at odds with his nation's values.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional weight
The term 'inhumanity' often carries strong negative emotions signaling deep disapproval.
News of the famine highlighted the inhumanity of the embargo.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious contexts
'Inhumanity' is usually reserved for grave situations, rather than minor unkindness.
His inhumanity became evident when he ignored the victims' pleas.
Pro Tip 3/3Human connection
The word suggests a departure from qualities typically associated with being human.
The dictator's inhumanity was at odds with his nation's values.
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Jeff Bezos: The...
a fact we were unaware of, until after the miserable wretches turned beneath the hooves of our cavalcade. The eyeless sockets of the pack animals everywhere account for the myriads of ravens along the road. The inhumanity which this trail has been witness to, the heartbreak and suffering which so many have undergone,
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Jeff Bezos: The...
a fact we were unaware of, until after the miserable wretches turned beneath the hooves of our cavalcade. The eyeless sockets of the pack animals everywhere account for the myriads of ravens along the road. The inhumanity which this trail has been witness to, the heartbreak and suffering which so many have undergone,
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Quote examples
Bernice King
American
We are faced with the dilemma of how or if we demonstrate where we stand on critical issues and corresponding social ills. We are also bombarded with so many instances of inhumanity that it can be difficult to determine what part we play in human progress.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment.
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Alan Paton
South African Novelist
There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man.
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John Kani
South African Actor
My stories are about humanity, about the challenges of surviving and the constant fight against ignorance, inhumanity and complacency.
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.
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Joe Wright
English Director
I find man's inhumanity to man extraordinary,,, I can't get my head around it.
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Richard von Weizsaecker
German Politician
Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.
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Robert Burns
Scottish Poet
Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
Quote examples
Bernice King
American
We are faced with the dilemma of how or if we demonstrate where we stand on critical issues and corresponding social ills. We are also bombarded with so many instances of inhumanity that it can be difficult to determine what part we play in human progress.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment.
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Alan Paton
South African Novelist
There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man.
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John Kani
South African Actor
My stories are about humanity, about the challenges of surviving and the constant fight against ignorance, inhumanity and complacency.
Quote examples
Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.
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Joe Wright
English Director
I find man's inhumanity to man extraordinary,,, I can't get my head around it.
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Richard von Weizsaecker
German Politician
Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.
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Robert Burns
Scottish Poet
Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
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