'Inhumanity' definitions:
Definition of 'inhumanity'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others [syn: inhumaneness, inhumanity] [ant: humaneness]
noun
An act of atrocious cruelty [syn: atrocity, inhumanity]
Definition of 'Inhumanity'
From: GCIDE
- Inhumanity \In`hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. Inhumanities. [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit['e].] The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; barbarity. [1913 Webster]
- Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. --Burns. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inhumanity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acuteness,
- animality,
- atrociousness,
- atrocity,
- barbarity,
- barbarousness,
- beastliness,
- bestiality,
- bloodiness,
- bloodlust,
- bloodthirst,
- bloodthirstiness,
- bloody-mindedness,
- brutality,
- brutalness,
- brutishness,
- cannibalism,
- cruelness,
- cruelty,
- destructiveness,
- extremity,
- ferociousness,
- ferocity,
- fiendishness,
- fierceness,
- force,
- furiousness,
- harshness,
- impetuosity,
- inclemency,
- inhumaneness,
- intensity,
- malignity,
- mercilessness,
- mindlessness,
- murderousness,
- pitilessness,
- rigor,
- roughness,
- ruthlessness,
- sadism,
- sadistic cruelty,
- sanguineousness,
- savagery,
- severity,
- sharpness,
- terrorism,
- truculence,
- ungentleness,
- vandalism,
- vehemence,
- venom,
- viciousness,
- violence,
- virulence,
- wanton cruelty