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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This dark aspect of human nature is especially pertinent in Hollywood, where media attention amplifies social stress to detrimental levels.
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The Stanford prison experiment, a prison simulation that took place over two weeks in 1971, forever shifted the field of psychology and its interpretation of human nature.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Many exhibit the rich sense of atmosphere, chiaroscuro lighting, and preoccupation with the dark side of human nature that would become so prevalent in the 1940s.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
At the heart of scientific questions about the origins of humanity lie questions of human nature.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The Stanford prison experiment, a prison simulation that took place over two weeks in 1971, forever shifted the field of psychology and its interpretation of human nature.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Many exhibit the rich sense of atmosphere, chiaroscuro lighting, and preoccupation with the dark side of human nature that would become so prevalent in the 1940s.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
At the heart of scientific questions about the origins of humanity lie questions of human nature.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
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 15 Nov. 2024.
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