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SUBHUMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subhuman mean?
• SUBHUMAN (adjective)
The adjective SUBHUMAN has 2 senses:
1. less than human or not worthy of a human being
2. unfit for human beings
Familiarity information: SUBHUMAN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Less than human or not worthy of a human being
Context example:
the subhuman primates
Similar:
infrahuman (belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development)
Antonym:
superhuman (above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unfit for human beings
Context example:
subhuman conditions of life
Similar:
unfit (below the required standards for a purpose)
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"Get together like brothers, and work together like strangers." (Arabic proverb)
"Well started is half won." (Dutch proverb)