human condition /hjʉwmənkənˈdɪʃən/ noun1 •What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms.Neither symboliste nor decadent, he was a pessimist in so far as that character applies to a man who looks at the worst contingencies as well as the best in the human condition. — 1894
