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1subhuman

adjective sub·hu·man \ˌsəb-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü-\

: not having or showing the level of kindness, intelligence, etc., that is expected of normal human beings

: not suitable for human beings

Full Definition of SUBHUMAN

:  less than human: as
a :  failing to attain the level (as of morality or intelligence) associated with normal human beings
b :  unsuitable to or unfit for human beings <subhuman living conditions>
c :  of or relating to a taxonomic group lower than that of humans <the subhuman primates>
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First Known Use of SUBHUMAN

1793

Related to SUBHUMAN

Synonyms
animalistic, beastly, brutal, brute, brutish, feral, ferine, bestial, swinish

Rhymes with SUBHUMAN

acumen, albumen, albumin, bitumen, cerumen, ichneumon, illumine, inhuman, panhuman, prehuman

2subhuman

noun

Definition of SUBHUMAN

:  a subhuman being

First Known Use of SUBHUMAN

1937
Medical Dictionary

subhuman

adjective sub·hu·man \ˌsəb-ˈhyü-mən, ˈsəb-, -ˈyü-\

Medical Definition of SUBHUMAN

:  less than human; especially :  of or relating to an infrahuman taxonomic group <the subhuman primates>
—subhuman noun

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