human nature

NOUN

psychology of humankind

Synonyms

WEAK

frail humanity human equation human fallibility human frailty human weakness humanity weakness of the flesh

Example Sentences

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"These animals are a great way for us to hold a mirror up to human nature and the mistakes that we make."

From Barron's

She believed the best novels entertained with “wit and humour” and conveyed “knowledge of human nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Will AI take over the world? No, this is a projection of human nature on machines," he told the BBC.

From BBC

‘There’s nothing new under the sun’ suggests that human nature doesn’t change,” Burns told me.

From Salon

Flowers said the true-crime genre’s popularity is related to human nature.

From The Wall Street Journal