非人道的(ひじんどうてき)

ひじんどうてき
na-adjective
inhumane; against humanity
1. inhumane; against humanity; lacking in human decency
Describes actions, treatment, or conditions that violate basic standards of human decency and compassion. A strong condemnatory term used in discussions of war, human rights, and social justice.
非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な扱(あつか)い。
Inhumane treatment.
戦争(せんそう)では非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な行為(こうい)が繰(く)り返(かえ)された。
Inhumane acts were repeated during the war.
国際社会(こくさいしゃかい)は、非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な兵器(へいき)の使用(しよう)を禁止(きんし)する条約(じょうやく)を結(むす)んだ。
The international community signed a treaty banning the use of inhumane weapons.

A compound of 非(ひ) (non-, anti-) + 人道(じんどう) (humanity, humanitarianism) + 的(てき) (adjectival suffix). A strong, formal word used to condemn actions that violate fundamental human standards.

USAGE:
Appears frequently in discussions of war crimes, human rights violations, torture, forced labor, and humanitarian crises. It carries a strong moral condemnation and is common in news reporting, international law, and political discourse.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な行為(こうい) — inhumane acts
  • 非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な扱(あつか)い — inhumane treatment
  • 非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な兵器(へいき) — inhumane weapons
  • 非人道的(ひじんどうてき)な条件(じょうけん) — inhumane conditions

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 残酷(ざんこく) — cruel, brutal; describes the quality of causing suffering, not specifically framed in terms of human rights
  • 非道(ひどう) — inhuman, unjust; a more literary term for morally reprehensible acts
  • 人道的(じんどうてき) — humane, humanitarian; the positive antonym
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