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Untermensch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʊn.təˌmɛnʃ/
  • General-American: /ˈʊn.təɹˌmɛnʃ/
  • rhymes with -ʊntə(ɹ)mɛnʃ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A subhuman, especially in Nazi racial hierarchy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, offensive

Qualifier: especially Nazism and white supremacy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Übermensch

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Untermensch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Untermensch.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 劣等民族 — inferior person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 劣等種族 /劣等种族 — inferior person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 次等人 — inferior person
  • German: Untermensch — inferior person
  • Hindi: उंटरमेंश (uṇṭarmeñś) — inferior person
  • Polish: podczłowiek — inferior person