inhumanity

English Thesaurus

1. an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cruelty, inhuman treatment,
definition	:	a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (noun.act)

hyponym	:	barbarism, barbarity, brutality, savagery,
definition	:	a brutal barbarous savage act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	outrage,
definition	:	a wantonly cruel act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	enormity,
definition	:	an act of extreme wickedness (noun.act)

2. the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness,
definition	:	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	bestiality,
definition	:	the stupid brutal quality of a beast (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	mercilessness, unmercifulness,
definition	:	inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving (noun.attribute)

3. an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

derivation	:	atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous,
definition	:	shockingly brutal or cruel (adj.all)

4. the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	humaneness,
definition	:	the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inhumane,
definition	:	lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion (adj.all)

derivation	:	cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate,
definition	:	without compunction or human feeling (adj.all)

5. an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

derivation	:	atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous,
definition	:	shockingly brutal or cruel (adj.all)

6. the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	humaneness,
definition	:	the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inhumane,
definition	:	lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion (adj.all)

derivation	:	cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate,
definition	:	without compunction or human feeling (adj.all)