dehumanize
[dee-hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, -yoo-]
- to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
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Also especially British, de·hu·man·ise.
Origin of dehumanize
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Reactions to both events are driven by ignorance, disregard, and dehumanization of an underclass of people of color.
If you look at every place where there was a mass dispossession, there was first a massive campaign of dehumanization.
Film Review: Documentary Explores Israeli Attitudes to the Palestinian NakbaLisa Goldman
November 27, 2013
It meant challenging the deceit and dehumanization on both sides.
I feel that dehumanization is the only way one can successfully abuse another.
None of that is as important as the fact that the disdain for the dehumanization of extreme hip hop continues unabated.
dehumanize
dehumanise
- to deprive of human qualities
- to render mechanical, artificial, or routine
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