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inhuman

[in-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / ɪnˈhyu mən, -ˈyu- /


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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said recently that "men are becoming increasingly inhuman and violent."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Throw in the fact that Ryan Coogler’s historical horror smash “Sinners” was up for a record 16 awards, and genuine, defiant progress in the face of constant inhuman brutality seemed like a real possibility.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

Philosophy without a biography turns inhuman; biography without a philosophy becomes inert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He has denounced the "inhuman" treatment of migrants, urged dialogue in Venezuela and lamented a "diplomacy of force".

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

It was a blighted, hellish place full of noise and dust and smoke and inhuman towers that blocked the sun, and she hated it—hated especially this gloomy building and the ceaseless clamor of construction.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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