subhuman
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [sʌbˈhjuːmən]
Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
Adjective
[edit]subhuman (comparative more subhuman, superlative most subhuman)
- 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
[edit]Translations
[edit]less than human; lacking characteristics of a human
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Noun
[edit]subhuman (plural subhumans)
- Anything which is less than human.
Synonyms
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[edit]untermensch
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