"subhuman" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: [sʌbˈhjuːmən] Audio: en-us-subhuman.ogg Forms: more subhuman [comparative], most subhuman [superlative]
Etymology: From sub- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|human}} sub- + human Head templates: {{en-adj}} subhuman (comparative more subhuman, superlative most subhuman)
  1. (inherently emic, often offensive) Lacking characteristics of a human in a way judged to be less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).
    As tendentiously asserted of humans.
    Tags: offensive, often Synonyms: infrahuman
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  2. (inherently emic, often offensive) Lacking characteristics of a human in a way judged to be less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).
    As anthropocentrically asserted of nonhuman animals, especially in centuries past.
    Tags: offensive, often Synonyms: infrahuman
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (less than human; lacking characteristics of a human): ქვეადამიანი (kveadamiani) (Georgian), ζωώδης (zoódis) (Greek), fodhaonna (Irish), subumano (Italian), потчовечки (potčovečki) (Macedonian), fo-gheiney (Manx), sub-humano (Portuguese), subuman (Romanian), undermänsklig (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'less than human; lacking characteristics of a human': 50 50

Noun [English]

IPA: [sʌbˈhjuːmən] Audio: en-us-subhuman.ogg Forms: subhumans [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|human}} sub- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} subhuman (plural subhumans)
  1. (inherently emic, usually offensive) Any sentient creature, especially a humanoid one, which is less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups). Tags: offensive, usually Synonyms: Untermensch Related terms: neanderthal, prehuman, troglodyte Translations (untermensch): 低等人 (dīděngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), undermenneske [neuter] (Danish), ali-ihminen (Finnish), sous-homme [masculine] (French), Untermensch [masculine] (German), 人擬き (hitomodoki) (Japanese), потчовек (potčovek) [masculine] (Macedonian), undermenneske [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), undermenneske [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), podczłowiek (Polish), sub-humano [masculine] (Portuguese), недочелове́к (nedočelovék) [masculine] (Russian), унтерме́нш (untɛrmɛ́nš) [masculine] (Russian), אונטערמענטש (untermentsh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "унтерме́нш"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "untermentsh",
      "sense": "untermensch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אונטערמענטש"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "subhuman"
  ],
  "word": "subhuman"
}

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