human nature
noun
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
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You can't change human nature.
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Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has traded zombies for psychological horror in his latest Netflix thriller, digging deeper into the darkness of human nature while keeping his signature moral complexity intact.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
While technical aspects of first aid need to be taught and practiced, the instinct to help others in distress is deeply ingrained in human nature.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
All of this feeds into typically Western assumptions about human nature.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of adding controls that employees bypass, design security that works with human nature—make secure paths feel faster than workarounds and use AI to suggest natural access levels.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
While technical aspects of first aid need to be taught and practiced, the instinct to help others in distress is deeply ingrained in human nature.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
All of this feeds into typically Western assumptions about human nature.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of adding controls that employees bypass, design security that works with human nature—make secure paths feel faster than workarounds and use AI to suggest natural access levels.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for human nature
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“Human nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20nature. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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