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depersonalize
[dee-pur-suh-nl-ahyz]
verb (used with object)
to make impersonal.
to deprive of personality or individuality.
a mechanistic society that is depersonalizing its members.
depersonalize
/ dɪˈpɜːsnəˌlaɪz /
verb
to deprive (a person, organization, system, etc) of individual or personal qualities; render impersonal
to cause (someone) to lose his sense of personal identity
Word History and Origins
Origin of depersonalize1
Word History and Origins
Origin of depersonalize1
Example Sentences
They veiled the stage in gauze on “Copy of A,” casting dozens of Reznor shadows while he strutted and howled about a despondent, depersonalized modernity.
But by depersonalizing death and making it into a rote spectacle, Perkins loses any heart that could give his film the resonance it so desperately needs.
But history also shows us what happens when we dehumanize, depersonalize.
Dotting the history of fast-food are numerous examples of both corporate leaders and franchise owners steering their restaurants towards providing ostensibly more streamlined, though increasingly depersonalized, experiences.
Staging can be as simple as decluttering and depersonalizing a house while you’re still living there.
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