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dehumanize
[ dee-hyoo-muh-nahyzor, often, -yoo- ]
verb (used with object)
- to regard, represent, or treat (a person or group) as less than human:
Society still has a tendency to devalue and dehumanize those with disabilities and to suppress their voices.
- to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality:
Conformity dehumanized him.
dehumanize
/ »å¾±Ëˈ³óÂá³Ü˳¾É™ËŒ²Ô²¹Éª³ú /
verb
- to deprive of human qualities
- to render mechanical, artificial, or routine
Derived Forms
- »å±ðËŒ³ó³Ü³¾²¹²Ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·³ó³Ü·³¾²¹²Ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [dee-hyoo-m, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, -yoo-], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dehumanize1
Example Sentences
He's dehumanized himself, becoming a garish caricature of fascist longing instead.
"It honestly is a place that dehumanizes, that operates under the premise that people being sent there have less rights, and that's that's just how it's addressed by the government itself."
Needless to say, dehumanizing people like this is a standard tactic for justifying abuse, harassment, and even violence.
It’s something I can’t ignore because I’ve experienced being deported myself and the way they treat you and talk to you, so that you feel dehumanized.
Kennedy doesn't even bother to hide his dehumanizing view of those he deems "unhealthy," a group he estimates is over half of Americans.
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