adjective
inhumane
in-hyoo-MAYN/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
Cruel or lacking compassion for suffering.
Leaving the thin dog in cold rain while closing its shelter is inhumane.
Etymology
Humane narrowed from qualities befitting humans to kindness and compassion. Originally a variant of inhuman, inhumane probably returned as a newly formed negative of humane, naming the absence of that compassion.
In context
the situation in the camp is beyond inhumane there is no food there is no water and there is very little medicine
More examples
- The report exposes inhumane conditions in the overcrowded prison.
- Denying injured workers medical care is inhumane.
- She condemns the inhumane treatment of refugees.
Forms
inhumane
inhumanely adverb — In a cruel or unfeeling manner.