noun
inhumanity
noun
1
A total lack of compassion or kindness toward others.
"The film exposes the sheer inhumanity of the labor camps."
"History is full of examples of man's inhumanity to man."
2
A specific act of extreme cruelty.
"The tribunal documented dozens of inhumanities committed during the war."
How to Use Inhumanity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExtreme cruelty, or an act of it, that shows no human compassion.
Common pairings
man's inhumanity to man
acts of inhumanity
sheer inhumanity
Word Forms
inhumanities plural
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Etymology
From Latin inhumanitas, "lack of humanity," from inhumanus plus the noun-forming suffix -itas.