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inhumanity

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in⋅hu⋅man⋅i⋅ty

  [in-hyoo-man-i-tee or, often, -yoo-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.
2. an inhuman or inhumane act.
Origin:
1470–80; earlier inhumanite < L inhūmānitās. See inhuman, -ity

Synonyms:
1. savagery, brutality, brutishness.
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in·hu·man·i·ty   (ĭn'hyōō-mān'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. in·hu·man·i·ties

  1. Lack of pity or compassion.

  2. An inhuman or cruel act.

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