subhumanity
Below human dignity
Subhumanity denotes the condition or quality of being less than fully human, or collectively, those regarded as subhuman.
The term appears in philosophical and political contexts where groups have been dehumanized—treated as inferior beings undeserving of basic rights or dignity.
The regime's propaganda promoted the subhumanity of its enemies to justify atrocities.
It can also describe behavior or conditions so degraded as to fall below acceptable human standards.
Reducing humans to things
- degradationDecline in condition
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- animalizationDepicting as beast
- brutalizationSystematic infliction of cruelty
debasement · vilification · demonization · barbarization · othering · humiliation · desensitization · disrespect
Intolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
- apartheidRacial separation policy
segregation · genocide · eugenics · ethnic cleansing · slavery · colonialism · casteism · supremacism
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- second-classLower in rank
- underclassLowest socioeconomic group
- lesserLower in degree
lowly · degraded · diminished · outcast · pariah · untouchable · undervalued · disenfranchised
objectification
Reducing humans to things
- degradationDecline in condition
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- animalizationDepicting as beast
brutalization · debasement · vilification · demonization · barbarization · othering · humiliation · desensitization · disrespect · cruelty
bigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
apartheid · segregation · genocide · eugenics · ethnic cleansing · slavery · colonialism · casteism · supremacism · Nazism
inferior
Of lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- second-classLower in rank
- underclassLowest socioeconomic group
lesser · lowly · degraded · diminished · outcast · pariah · untouchable · undervalued · disenfranchised · disposable
subhumanityhumanity
People as a whole
human dignity · personhood · humanness · sanctity of life · human value
subhumanitydivinity
Sacred nature or nougat-like sweet
godhood · posthumanity · übermensch · apotheosis · transcendence
subhumanityrecognition
Perceiving something as known
legal personhood · personhood · citizenship · human rights · enfranchisement
sub, human, subhuman, humanity, humane, inhumane, humanely, inhumanely, humaneness