subhuman
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Is subhuman a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
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).Examples: "A secret to Nazi power was that anyone from the ingroup could be turned upon and labeled as subhuman scum when some alleged Jewish ancestry was suddenly "discovered"."Synonyms: infrahumanAntonyms: superhuman, suprahuman, ultrahumanoffensiveoften
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).Examples: "We say dolphin intelligence is subhuman; I suspect dolphins say our intelligence is subdolphin."; "In the belief system of his day, chimpanzees were described as subhuman and asserted to be incapable of feeling pain."Synonyms: infrahumanoffensiveoften
noun (English)
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).Examples: "Near-synonym: nonperson"Synonyms: UntermenschAntonyms: superhuman, übermenschoffensiveusually
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary