as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history
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Recent Examples of inhumanity
Newspapers can barely bestir themselves to report on the latest inhumanity in Ukraine — the latest bombing of a school, say.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Why must women like Cabiria and Anora be made to face such inhumanity?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Presenting inhumanity in a contemporary style that draws us in, Shahn employed color and line to summon the viewer’s full attention.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Why must women like Cabiria and Anora be made to face such inhumanity?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Presenting inhumanity in a contemporary style that draws us in, Shahn employed color and line to summon the viewer’s full attention.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumanity
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On Tuesday, May 20, the Orange County District Attorney's Office confirmed in a press release that Alejandro Acosta Oliveros was charged with felony animal cruelty and felony theft of a companion animal.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Today, the Trump Administration’s theatre of cruelty toward immigrants can be traced to any number of root causes, including racist nostalgia, economic insecurity, and far-right Christian nationalism.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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Trump’s allusions to police brutality – the very thing demonstrators were protesting – only seemed to rile them and underscore what was at stake.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The jury has seen his brutality in the harrowing video at the InterContinental Hotel and photographs of her injuries.—
Elizabeth Geddes,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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“Inhumanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumanity. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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