Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - inhuman
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Inhuman
inhuman
1 very cruel without any normal feelings of pity (an inhuman tyrant | The slaves were subjected to inhuman discipline.) 2 lacking any human qualities in a way that seems strange or frightening (a fear of modern technology as something inhuman and threatening | The interviewer had a cold, almost inhuman, manner.) - inhumanly adv
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1. If you describe treatment or an action as inhuman, you mean that it is extremely cruel. The detainees are often held in cruel and inhuman conditions... ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you describe someone or something as inhuman, you mean that they are strange or bad because they do not seem human in some way. ...inhuman shrieks that chilled my heart. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin ~us, from in- + humanus human Date: 15th century 1. a. lacking pity, kindness, or mercy ; savage an ~ tyrant b. cold, impersonal his usual quiet, almost ~ courtesy — F. Tennyson Jesse c. not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings ~ living conditions 2. of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 (of a person, conduct, etc.) brutal; unfeeling; barbarous. 2 not of a human type. Derivatives inhumanly adv. Etymology: L inhumanus (as IN-(1), HUMAN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бесчеловечный, жестокий, безжалостный inhuman treatment —- бесчеловечное (жестокое) обращение 2. нечеловеческий, не свойственный человеку inhuman cruelty —- нечеловеческая жестокость 3. не достойный человека inhuman living conditions —- нечеловеческие условия жизни 4. холодный, равнодушный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) бесчеловечный, жестокий, бесчувственный 2) нечеловеческий, не свойственный человеку ...Англо-русский словарь
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