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subhuman

[suhb-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / sʌbˈhju mən, -ˈju- /
ADJECTIVE
soulless
Synonyms


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“After the war, people talked about it with the idea that the Nazis were subhuman monsters,” Max Heppner said.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2024

The Equal Protection Clause was ratified not to make white people colorblind, but rather to ensure that Black people were no longer treated as subhuman.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2023

“Although the government is advising people not to venture out, sanitation workers are required to work under subhuman conditions without any medical protection,” says Ranade.

From Slate Mar. 24, 2020

All around her, in the heart of Hollywood, people were living in subhuman conditions, sprawled beside storefronts and at bus stops.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2019

In the Two Minutes Hate he could not help sharing in the general delirium, but this subhuman chanting of “B-B! . . . B-B!” always filled him with horror.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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