- subhuman
- UK [ˌsʌbˈhjuːmən] / US [sʌbˈhjumən]
adjective
1) not as intelligent, kind etc as you think humans should be2) dirtier or worse than you think humans deserve
Prison conditions were subhuman.
English dictionary. 2014.
subhuman
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Subhuman — «Subhuman» Сингл Garbage … Википедия
Subhuman — «Subhuman» sencillo de Garbage del álbum Garbage Lado B #1 Crush Vow Publicación 7 de Agosto, 1995 Formato 7 , Maxi sencillo Grabación … Wikipedia Español
subhuman — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a lower order of being than the human. 2) Zoology (of a primate) closely related to humans. 3) derogatory not worthy of a human being; debased or depraved. ► NOUN ▪ a subhuman creature or person … English terms dictionary
subhuman — (adj.) 1793, from SUB (Cf. sub) + HUMAN (Cf. human). The noun is first recorded 1957 … Etymology dictionary
subhuman — [sub hyo͞o′mən] adj. 1. below the human race in development; less than human 2. nearly human … English World dictionary
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subhuman — I. adjective Date: 1793 less than human: as a. failing to attain the level (as of morality or intelligence) associated with normal human beings b. unsuitable to or unfit for human beings < subhuman living conditions > c. of or relating to a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
subhuman — sub|hu|man [sʌbˈhju:mən US ˈhju: , ˈju: ] adj 1.) not having all the qualities a normal human being has ▪ The enemy was regarded as subhuman. 2.) subhuman conditions are very bad or cruel →↑inhuman ▪ The refugees were living a subhuman existence … Dictionary of contemporary English
subhuman — [[t]sʌ̱bhju͟ːmən[/t]] also sub human ADJ If you describe someone or their situation as subhuman, you mean that they behave or live in a much worse way than human beings normally do. The Greeks treated women as subhuman... The subhuman conditions… … English dictionary
subhuman — 1. adjective Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human. To say he is subhuman is to make a grave insult; whether to him or to humanity is the question. Syn: neanderthal, troglodyte, Untermensch 2. noun … Wiktionary
