subhuman

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ human.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌbˈhjuːmən]

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Adjective

subhuman (comparative more subhuman, superlative most subhuman)

1. Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human.

   To say he is subhuman is to make a grave insult; whether to him or to humanity is the question.

   We say dolphin intelligence is subhuman; I suspect dolphins say our intelligence is subdolphin.

Synonyms

• neanderthal
• troglodyte
• Untermensch

Translations

less than human; lacking characteristics of a human

• Georgian: ქვეადამიანი (kveadamiani)
• Greek: ζωώδης (el) (zoódis)
• Irish: fodhaonna
• Italian: subumano (it)
• Macedonian: потчовечки (potčovečki)
• Manx: fo-gheiney
• Portuguese: sub-humano (pt)
• Romanian: subuman (ro)
• Swedish: undermänsklig

Noun

subhuman (plural subhumans)

1. Anything which is less than human.

Synonyms

• nonperson
• untermensch

Translations

untermensch

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 低等人 (dīděngrén)

• Danish: undermenneske (da) n
• Finnish: ali-ihminen (fi)
• French: sous-homme (fr) m
• German: Untermensch (de) m
• Japanese: 人擬き (hitomodoki)
• Macedonian: потчовек m (potčovek)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: undermenneske n

  Nynorsk: undermenneske n

• Polish: podczłowiek
• Portuguese: sub-humano (pt) m
• Russian: недочелове́к (ru) m (nedočelovék), унтерме́нш (ru) m (untɛrmɛ́nš)
• Yiddish: אונטערמענטש m (untermentsh)