as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history
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Recent Examples of inhumanity
Newspapers can barely bestir themselves to report on the latest inhumanity in Ukraine — the latest bombing of a school, say.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Why must women like Cabiria and Anora be made to face such inhumanity?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Presenting inhumanity in a contemporary style that draws us in, Shahn employed color and line to summon the viewer’s full attention.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Why must women like Cabiria and Anora be made to face such inhumanity?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Presenting inhumanity in a contemporary style that draws us in, Shahn employed color and line to summon the viewer’s full attention.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumanity
Noun
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But by holding the threat of losing access to your grandchildren over you, your kids are showing an unnecessary amount of cruelty to people (you) who don’t deserve it.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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There will always be injustice, cruelty and abuses of power.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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But the picture’s cartoonish brutality is cathartic.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Failing to silence his work through restrictions and brutality, the Iranian regime appears to have been resigned to simply ignoring Panahi.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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