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
Aside from the negative impact to the Everglades of housing thousands of people there, and trucking supplies in and out, there’s the inhumanity of it.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has spoken movingly of his mixed feelings about the way his brutal satire of late-stage capitalism’s rapacious inhumanity has resonated so deeply with viewers around the world.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Host Andrew Zimmern broke from his teleprompter script to decry the inhumanity of ICE raids.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Another recurring theme in this episode was Lois’ inhumanity.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has spoken movingly of his mixed feelings about the way his brutal satire of late-stage capitalism’s rapacious inhumanity has resonated so deeply with viewers around the world.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Host Andrew Zimmern broke from his teleprompter script to decry the inhumanity of ICE raids.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Another recurring theme in this episode was Lois’ inhumanity.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumanity
Noun
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Conversely, Colum, devastated by his disability, has a pension for cruelty.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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An Indiana woman arrested last month for animal cruelty while on probation in a separate animal torture case should return to prison, a judge ruled on July 29.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
Noun
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For Sarah, eros serves as a powerful conduit for the divine, but the divine is not without brutality nor chaos.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and their supporters are celebrating the brutality of the 3,000-bed detention facility that was hastily built in the Florida Everglades, one of the harshest natural environments in the United States.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
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“Inhumanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumanity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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