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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈhjuːmən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈhjumən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in hyo̅o̅′mən or, often, -yo̅o̅′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•hu•man /ɪnˈhyumən/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. cruel;
    brutal;
    unfeeling:an inhuman master.
  2. not human;
    strange:inhuman forms peering through the windows.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•hu•man  (in hyo̅o̅′mən or, often, -yo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like;
    cruel;
    brutal:an inhuman master.
  2. not suited for human beings.
  3. not human.
  • Latin. See in-3, human
  • Middle French
  • Latin inhūmānus; replacing late Middle English inhumain
  • 1475–85
in•hu′man•ly, adv. 
in•hu′man•ness, n. 
    1. unfeeling, unsympathetic, cold, callous, hard, savage, brutish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inhuman /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ adj
  1. Also: inhumane /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/ lacking humane feelings, such as sympathy, understanding, etc; cruel; brutal
  2. not human
ˌinhuˈmanely adv inˈhumanly adv inˈhumanness n
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