dehumanize
verb (used with object)
to regard, represent, or treat (a person or group) as less than human.
were dehumanizing
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past progressiveof dehumanize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The members of the Nerd Cave objected to the suggestion that they were dehumanizing players.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 25, 2019
The reason you feel dehumanized by your boyfriend’s comments is because they were dehumanizing.
From Slate ● May 21, 2018
He scoffed when fellow justices advanced a more nuanced view of criminal behavior or occasionally suggested that draconian punishments were dehumanizing.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2016
