English noun: inhumanity | |||
1. | inhumanity (attribute) the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others | ||
Synonyms | inhumaneness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, bestiality, heinousness, mercilessness, unmercifulness | ||
Antonyms | humaneness | ||
2. | inhumanity (act) an act of atrocious cruelty | ||
Synonyms | atrocity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cruelty, inhuman treatment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | barbarism, barbarity, brutality, enormity, outrage, savagery | ||