"Untermensch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊn.təˌmɛnʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʊn.təɹˌmɛnʃ/ [General-American] Forms: Untermenschen [plural], untermensch [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʊntə(ɹ)mɛnʃ Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Untermensch. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Untermensch}} Unadapted borrowing from German Untermensch Head templates: {{en-noun|Untermenschen}} Untermensch (plural Untermenschen)
  1. (especially Nazism and white supremacy, derogatory, offensive) A subhuman, especially in Nazi racial hierarchy. Tags: derogatory, offensive Translations (inferior person): 劣等民族 (Chinese Mandarin), 劣等種族 /劣等种族 (Chinese Mandarin), 次等人 (Chinese Mandarin), Untermensch [masculine] (German), उंटरमेंश (uṇṭarmeñś) (Hindi), podczłowiek [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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