SUBHUMAN


Meaning of SUBHUMAN in English

I. ˌsəb-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü- adjective

Date: 1793

: less than human: as

a. : failing to attain the level (as of morality or intelligence) associated with normal human beings

b. : unsuitable to or unfit for human beings

subhuman living conditions

c. : of or relating to a taxonomic group lower than that of humans

the subhuman primates

II. noun

Date: 1937

: a subhuman being

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.