dehumanize
verb (used with object)
to regard, represent, or treat (a person or group) as less than human.
dehumanized
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past participleof dehumanize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dehumanize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dehumanizeverb (used with object)to regard, represent, or treat (a person or group) as less than human.
Example Sentences
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The press corps has a job to do, but observers say its presence and callous pursuit of images that will sell can make immigrants feel dehumanized.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
He wasn’t looking at her, wasn’t focused on her, had dehumanized her in his mind and was treating her as less than a service worker should treat their customer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
“Migrants are dehumanized and considered as nothing more than potential labor, entitled only to precarious regularization offers,” the French association said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Instead of the usual dehumanized foil, Huerta’s portrayal elevates a brown body as dazzling and divine.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
“People as far on the fringes as you can get, completely dehumanized by ‘normal’ society.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
