man's inhumanity to man

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• inhumanity — late 15c., from Fr. inhumanité (14c.) or directly from L. inhumanitatem (nom. inhumanitas) inhuman conduct, savageness, noun of quality from inhumanus (see INHUMAN (Cf. inhuman)). And Man, whose heav n erected face The smiles of love adorn, Man s …   Etymology dictionary

• Inhumanity — In hu*man i*ty, n.; pl. {Inhumanities}. [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit[ e].] The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; barbarity. [1913 Webster] Man s inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. Burns. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inhumanity — [in΄hyo͞o man′ə tē] n. [LME inhumanite < MFr < L inhumanitas] 1. the quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane 2. pl. inhumanities an inhuman or inhumane act or remark …   English World dictionary

• Man's inhumanity to man — The phrase Man s inhumanity to man is first documented in the Robert Burns poem called Man was made to mourn: A Dirge in 1784. It is possible that Burns reworded a similar quote from Samuel von Pufendorf who in 1673 wrote, More inhumanity has… …   Wikipedia

• inhumanity — n. man s inhumanity to man * * * [ˌɪnhjuː mænɪtɪ] man s inhumanity to man …   Combinatory dictionary

• inhumanity — [[t]ɪ̱nhjʊmæ̱nɪti[/t]] inhumanities N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft N of n You can describe extremely cruel actions as inhumanity. ...the inhumanity of war. ...man s inhumanity to man …   English dictionary

• inhumanity — UK [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænətɪ] / US [ˌɪnhjuˈmænətɪ] noun [uncountable] Word forms inhumanity : singular inhumanity plural inhumanities extremely cruel behaviour or actions man s inhumanity to man …   English dictionary

• man — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 male person ADJECTIVE ▪ elderly, middle aged, old, older, young ▪ a little old man ▪ a middle aged, balding man …   Collocations dictionary

• inhumanity — in|hu|man|i|ty [ ,ınhju mænəti ] noun count or uncount extremely cruel behavior or actions: man s inhumanity to man ─ opposite HUMANITY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• inhumanity — in|hu|man|i|ty [ˌınhju:ˈmænıti] n [U] very cruel behaviour or actions ▪ the inhumanity of some political systems …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• man's inhumanity to man — Meaning Origin From Man was made to Mourn: A Dirge by Robert Burns …   Meaning and origin of phrases