inhumanity

• Nom désignant le caractère cruel et l'absence de compassion, ou un acte d'une extrême cruauté.

A noun referring to the quality of being cruel and lacking compassion, or to an act of extreme cruelty.

1. Lack of compassionC1formal

   The quality of being cruel, brutal, or lacking any feeling of kindness or pity for others.

   Inhumanité (cruauté, manque de compassion)

   • The inhumanity of the prison guards shocked the world.
   • History is filled with examples of man's inhumanity to man.
   • She spoke out against the inhumanity of the treatment.

   Synonymesbarbaritybrutalitycallousnesscrueltyinhumanenessmercilessnesspitilessnessruthlessnesssavagery

   Antonymesbenevolencecompassionhumanitykindnessmercypitysympathytenderness

2. Cruel actC1formal

   An extremely cruel or brutal action that shows a lack of human feeling.

   Acte cruel

   • The war was marked by countless inhumanities.
   • They committed terrible inhumanities against civilians.
   • The documentary exposed the inhumanities of the regime.

   Synonymesatrocitybarbaritybrutalitycrueltymonstrosityoutragesavageryviciousness

   Antonymesbenevolencecompassionhumanitykindnessmercy