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inumano

inhuman

adjective ee-noo-MAH-noh Rare
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Also means

cruel

Usage Note

Inumano (m) / inumana (f) describes behavior or conditions that fall below acceptable human standards: trattamento inumano ('inhuman treatment'). It is a legal and ethical term, frequently appearing in human-rights discourse. Do not confuse with disumano, a near-synonym that can also mean 'superhuman' in informal usage.

Examples

"Le condizioni di lavoro erano inumane e pericolose."

Natural Translation

The working conditions were inhuman and dangerous.

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