subhuman meaning

UK US /ˌsʌbˈhjumən/ 3 syllables

subhuman (adjective): less than human or not worthy of a human being.

subhuman has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

subhuman as an adjective

  1. less than human or not worthy of a human being
    • treated natives as subhuman
    • a subhuman spectacle
    • the subhuman primates

    Opposite: superhuman

    Similar: infrahuman

  2. unfit for human beings
    • subhuman conditions of life

    Similar: unfit

How to pronounce subhuman

subhuman is pronounced /ˌsʌbˈhjumən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with subhuman

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in AN · 8-letter words

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