inhumanity

noun
🔊/ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/
🔊/ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural inhumanities)
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  1. cruel behaviour or treatment; the fact of not having the usual human qualities of showing sympathy and being kind残酷的行为(或待遇);无人性;不人道
    • man’s inhumanity to man人类相残
    • the inhumanities of the prison system监狱系统的不人道
    opposite humanity
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French inhumanite or Latin inhumanitas, from inhumanus ‘inhuman’.