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inhumanity n."barbarous cruelty," late 15c., from French inhumanité (14c.) or directly from Latin inhumanitatem (nominative inhumanitas) "inhuman conduct, savageness; incivility, rudeness," noun of quality from inhumanus "inhuman, savage, cruel" (see inhuman). And Man, whose heav'n-erected face The smiles of love adorn,— Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! [Robert Burns, "Man was Made to Mourn," 1784] updated on August 16, 2020 |