Definition of dehumanisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

loss of humanity

Rare

process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities

Rare

The dehumanisation of prisoners was evident in their harsh treatment.

brutalization

depersonalization

in depiction

Rare

representation of someone as less than human

Rare

Media often contributes to dehumanisation through biased portrayals.

demonization

objectification

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Origin of dehumanisation

Latin, de (down) + humanus (human)

Examples of dehumanisation in a sentence

Dehumanisation in the workplace can lead to low morale.
The novel's villain uses dehumanisation to justify his actions.
Dehumanisation in war propaganda is a common tactic.

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French:déshumanisation, dénigrement, ...
German:Entmenschlichung, ...
Italian:disumanizzazione, ...
Spanish:deshumanización, ...
Portuguese:desumanização, desumanização de alguém, ...
Chinese:去人性化, ...
Japanese:非人間化, ...
Arabic:تجريد من الإنسانية, نزع الإنسانية, ...
Hebrew:הַפְשָׁטַת אֱנוֹשִׁיּוּת, דֵּהוּמָנִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:обезличивание, ...
Ukrainian:знеособлення, ...
Hindi:अमानवीकरण, ...
Bengali:মানবিক গুণাবলী হ্রাস, অমানবিক চিত্রায়ণ, ...
Catalan:deshumanització, representació deshumanitzada, ...
Czech:dehumanizace, ...
Danish:dehumanisering, umenneskeliggørelse, ...
Dutch:dehumanisatie, ...
Greek:απανθρωποποίηση, απάνθρωπη απεικόνιση, ...
Hungarian:dehumanizáció, annak ábrázolása, hogy valaki nem teljesen emberi, ...
Khmer:ការបន្សាបភាពជាមនុស្ស, ការបង្អាប់បន្ថោកភាពជាមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:비인간화, ...
Persian:غیرانسانی‌سازی, انسان‌زدایی, ...
Polish:dehumanizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):desumanização, desumanização de alguém, ...
Romanian:dezmumanizare, ...
Swedish:avhumanisering, dehumanisering, ...
Thai:การลดทอนความเป็นมนุษย์, การทำให้เป็นอมนุษย์, ...
Turkish:insanlıktan çıkarma, insanlıktan uzaklaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:sự phi nhân hóa, phi nhân hóa, ...

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Definition of dehumanisation - Reverso English Dictionary

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