"subhuman" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: [sʌbˈhjuːmən] Audio: en-us-subhuman.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: more subhuman [comparative], most subhuman [superlative]
Etymology: sub- + human Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|human}} sub- + human Head templates: {{en-adj}} subhuman (comparative more subhuman, superlative most subhuman)
  1. Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human. Synonyms: neanderthal, troglodyte, Untermensch 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)
    Sense id: en-subhuman-en-adj-NhllQ5VS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 51 49

Noun

IPA: [sʌbˈhjuːmən] Audio: en-us-subhuman.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: subhumans [plural]
Etymology: sub- + human Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|human}} sub- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} subhuman (plural subhumans)
  1. Anything which is less than human. Synonyms: nonperson, untermensch 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)
    Sense id: en-subhuman-en-noun-gNzAIyu2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 51 49

Inflected forms

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