HyperDic: subhuman

English > 2 senses of the word *subhuman*:
ADJECTIVE	all	subhuman	less than human or not worthy of a human being
ADJECTIVE	all	subhuman	unfit for human beings

subhuman > pronunciation
Sounds	sah.bhhyuw'mahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *subhuman*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	less than human or not worthy of a human being.
Examples	"treated natives as subhuman" "a subhuman spectacle" "the subhuman primates"
Narrower	infrahuman	Belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development
Opposite	superhuman	Above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
Spanish	sobrehumano, subhumano

English > *subhuman*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	unfit for human beings.
Example	"subhuman conditions of life"
Broader	unfit	Below the required standards for a purpose
Spanish	infrahumano

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