dehumanizes
- present tense form of dehumanize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“The use of the word ‘inmate’ further dehumanizes and demoralizes them,” he said in Ms. Hochul’s press release.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
“It really dehumanizes the events, the consequences of shootings, and makes it all into a joke,” said Whitney Phillips, a longtime disinformation researcher.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
It dehumanizes and renders their experience with war as somehow normal and expected ... civilian casualties and displacement in other countries are equally as abhorrent as they are in Ukraine.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
“After almost three years of experiencing all the harassment, it robs your sense of security — it almost dehumanizes you,” said Barraza, a production associate who works on the Tesla Model 3.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021
The wonderful device meant to enrich life has become a weapon which dehumanizes people.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce