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subhuman

[ suhb-hyoo-muhnor, often, -yoo- ]

adjective

  1. less than or not quite human.
  2. almost human:

    In some respects, the porpoise is subhuman.



subhuman

/ ʌˈːə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating animals that are below man ( Homo sapiens ) in evolutionary development
  2. less than human
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subhuman1

First recorded in 1785–95; sub- + human
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“Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them,” she continued.

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“After the war, people talked about it with the idea that the Nazis were subhuman monsters,” Max Heppner said.

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He has openly expressed his contempt for subhuman vermin from s**thole countries poisoning the blood of our country.

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He has a clear pattern of referring to Black and brown people, especially immigrants or those with immigrant roots, as "vermin," "snakes" or subhuman "animals."

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And, of course, their political opponents are "demonic" and subhuman, thereby violence against them is permissible, even desired.

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