subhuman
/sʌbˈhjuːmən/
adjective
- Below the level of what is considered human; lacking human qualities such as dignity, intelligence, or morality.
- It is wrong to treat any person as subhuman because of their background.
- The prisoners were kept in subhuman conditions without enough food or water.
- The movie's villain was portrayed as a subhuman creature with no empathy.
Antonyms
noun
- A person or being considered less than human, often used in a dehumanizing way.
- Calling someone a subhuman is a form of hate speech.
- The dictator referred to his opponents as subhumans to justify his cruelty.
- In the story, the aliens were seen as subhumans by the colonists.