inhumaneness
Lack of compassion
Inhumaneness is the quality of being cruel, brutal, or lacking compassion—the opposite of humane treatment.
The word emphasizes callousness toward suffering: The inhumaneness of the conditions shocked investigators.
It applies to actions, policies, or attitudes that disregard basic dignity or welfare.
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- cold-bloodednessUnfeeling, merciless nature
- hard-heartednessLack of sympathy
- pitilessnessTotal absence of compassion
mercilessness · ruthlessness · unfeelingness · insensitivity · heartlessness · soullessness · remorselessness · disregard
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
- savageryExtreme, violent cruelty
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
sadism · violence · viciousness · ferocity · bloodshed · persecution · oppression · abuse
indifference
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- cold-bloodednessUnfeeling, merciless nature
- hard-heartednessLack of sympathy
pitilessness · mercilessness · ruthlessness · unfeelingness · insensitivity · heartlessness · soullessness · remorselessness · disregard · neglect
cruelty
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
torture · sadism · violence · viciousness · ferocity · bloodshed · persecution · oppression · abuse · maltreatment
inhumanenesshumaneness
Benevolent, merciful disposition
humanity · compassion · kindness · mercy · benevolence
inhumanenesswarmth
Heat you feel
tenderness · empathy · sympathy · soft-heartedness · warm-heartedness
human, humane, humanity, inhuman, inhumane, inhumanity, humanize, humanly, dehumanize