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- Dictionarysubhuman/ˌsʌbˈhjuːmən/
adjective
- 1. of a lower order of being than humans.
noun
- 1. a subhuman creature or person.
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a. : failing to attain the level (as of morality or intelligence) associated with normal human beings. b. : unsuitable to or unfit for human beings. subhuman living conditions. c. : of or relating to a taxonomic group lower than that of humans. the subhuman primates.
SUBHUMAN definition: 1. having or showing behaviour or characteristics that are much worse than those expected of…. Learn more.
Subhuman definition: less than or not quite human. . See examples of SUBHUMAN used in a sentence.
SUBHUMAN meaning: 1. having or showing behaviour or characteristics that are much worse than those expected of…. Learn more.
adjective. /ˌsʌbˈhjuːmən/ (disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) so cruel or bad that they do not deserve to be called human. subhuman behaviour. Anyone who treats a child like this is a subhuman monster. compare inhuman, superhuman. Definitions on the go.
If you describe someone or their situation as subhuman, you mean that they behave or live in a much worse way than human beings normally do. Defining people as subhuman made it easier to justify their ill treatment.
Subhuman words and actions aren't worthy of a human being. Stealing a toy from a child is a subhuman thing to do. Sub-means “below” or “under.” Just as a submarine is below the surface of the ocean, something subhuman is below what is appropriate for human beings.
SUBHUMAN meaning: 1 : not having or showing the level of kindness, intelligence, etc., that is expected of normal human beings; 2 : not suitable for human beings.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sub‧hu‧man /sʌbˈhjuːmən $ -ˈhjuː-, -ˈjuː-/ adjective 1 not having all the qualities a normal human being has The enemy was regarded as subhuman. 2 subhuman conditions are very bad or cruel → inhuman The refugees were living a subhuman existence.
Define subhuman. subhuman synonyms, subhuman pronunciation, subhuman translation, English dictionary definition of subhuman. adj. 1. Below the human race in evolutionary development. 2. Regarded as not being fully human. sub·hu′man n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
