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subhuman

 adjective
     
sub‧hu‧man
1 not having all the qualities a normal human being has:
The enemy was regarded as subhuman.
2 subhuman conditions are very bad or cruel [↪ inhuman]:
The refugees were living a subhuman existence.
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