inhumanity

When Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40, he was virtually unknown; by the late 1930s he was an international phenomenon, his surname a signifier of bureaucratic inhumanity and modern unease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

"It's important to participate in these things and shine a light on injustice, shine a light on inhumanity, shine a light on suffering," DiDonato said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

“I think the first family that I heard about where I recognized the cruelty and the inhumanity of it all was the Gonzalez family,” he said, referring to Quintino’s parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

The heads of more than 20 aid agencies have called on world leaders to act, saying "the inhumanity of the situation in Gaza is unconscionable" and calling for "urgent intervention".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

I was just struggling with my inner vachette and pondering the depths of my own inhumanity.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

There are moments of tender resplendence that are as piercing as the cruelty — compassion that counterbalances the inhumanities Elwood faces.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

Fragmented senses of continuity and context have been powerful conditions to allow the multiple, ongoing crises and inhumanities we witness and experience every day.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023

In one clip, Keith LaMar speaks about feeling victorious simply for having maintained his “sweetness” — a personal quality that’s obvious in his voice — despite the inhumanities of living in solitary confinement for decades.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2022

Like the inhumanities catalogued in contemporary prison-camp memoirs, run-of-the-mill Renaissance crimes tend to numb rather than fascinate.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wished, certainly, to eliminate inhumanities and baseness; but only that there might be free play for laughter, for individual happiness.

From Lysistrata by Aristophanes