dehumanization — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act or process of dehumanizing.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Antonyms

   humanizationanthropomorphism

   Related words

   dewomanization

   Examples

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   Lowi's concern for the rule of law tends to forget that government is not only by but for men; he substitutes an older [impersonality] for the dehumanizations of the new.

   The essence of dehumanization is not to see someone, to render him inconsequential and invisible.

   But I didn't want to talk about Claude. I wanted to talk about the user, about addiction and dehumanisation, about power and accountability.

Noun

1. the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities

   Synonyms

   dehumanisation

   Broader terms

   degradationdebasement

   Examples

   science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life