HyperDic: subhuman

English > 2 senses of the word subhuman:
ADJECTIVEallsubhumanless than human or not worthy of a human being
allsubhumanunfit for human beings
subhuman > pronunciation
Soundssah.bhhyuw'mahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > subhuman: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningless than human or not worthy of a human being.
Examples
  • "treated natives as subhuman"
  • "a subhuman spectacle"
  • "the subhuman primates"
NarrowerinfrahumanBelonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development
OppositesuperhumanAbove or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
Spanishsobrehumano, subhumano
English > subhuman: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningunfit for human beings.
Example"subhuman conditions of life"
BroaderunfitBelow the required standards for a purpose
Spanishinfrahumano

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