Inhumane (Adjective)
Meaning
Lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The inhumane treatment of prisoners in the camp was widely condemned by human rights organizations.
- The use of landmines in warfare is considered inhumane due to the indiscriminate harm they cause to civilians.
- The company's decision to lay off hundreds of employees without severance pay was seen as inhumane by many.
- The dictator's inhumane policies led to the suffering and death of thousands of innocent people.
- The inhumane conditions in the refugee camp, including overcrowding and lack of sanitation, sparked outrage among aid workers.