dehumanising

diːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ

Definition of dehumanising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ethics

Rare

stripping away human qualities

Rare

The dehumanising treatment left the prisoners feeling hopeless.
The dehumanising propaganda was spread widely.
Such dehumanising language should not be tolerated.

brutalize

dehumanize

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Origin of dehumanising

Latin, de- (remove) + humanus (human) + -ise (verb form)

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French:déshumanisant, ...
German:entmenschlichend, ...
Italian:disumanizzante, ...
Spanish:deshumanizador, ...
Portuguese:desumanizante, ...
Chinese:非人化, ...
Japanese:人間性を奪う, ...
Arabic:مُجَرَّد مِن الإِنسَانِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מְנַשֵּׁל מֵאֱנוֹשִׁיּוּת, ...
Russian:обезличивающий, ...
Ukrainian:дегуманізуючі, ...
Hindi:अमानवीय, ...
Bengali:মানবিক গুণাবলী হ্রাসকারী, ...
Catalan:deshumanitzador, ...
Czech:dehumanizující, ...
Danish:dehumaniserende, ...
Dutch:ontmenselijkend, ...
Greek:απανθρωποποιητικός, ...
Hungarian:embertelenítő, ...
Khmer:បំបាត់ភាពជាមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:비인간적인, ...
Persian:غیرانسانی, ...
Polish:odczłowieczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):desumanizador, ...
Romanian:dezumanizant, ...
Swedish:avhumaniserande, ...
Thai:ทำให้ไร้มนุษยธรรม, ...
Turkish:insanlıktan çıkaran, ...
Vietnamese:mất nhân tính, ...

dehumanise

diːˈhjuːmənaɪz

Definition of dehumanise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

social justice

treat people as objects or functions

The policy tends to dehumanise the workers.

mechanize

objectify

identity

remove human characteristics or individuality

The process tended to dehumanise the workers, treating them as mere cogs in a machine..

brutalize

depersonalize

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Origin of dehumanise

Latin, de (down) + humanus (human)

Examples of dehumanise in a sentence

Critics argue that automation can dehumanise the workplace.
The propaganda aimed to dehumanise the enemy.
The harsh conditions served to dehumanise the prisoners.

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French:déshumaniser, ...
German:entmenschlichen, ...
Italian:disumanizzare, ...
Spanish:deshumanizar, ...
Portuguese:desumanizar, ...
Chinese:非人化, 使非人化, ...
Japanese:非人間的に扱う, 人間的特徴を取り除く, ...
Arabic:جَرَّدَ مِن الإِنْسَانِيَّة, سَلَبَ الإِنْسَانِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחְפִּיץ אֱנוֹשִׁיּוּת, לְדַהֲאֱנוֹשׁ, ...
Russian:дегуманизировать, обезличивать, ...
Ukrainian:знеособлювати, ...
Hindi:अमानवीय बनाना, व्यक्तित्व मिटाना, ...
Bengali:অমানবিক করা, অমানবিক করে তোলা, ...
Catalan:deshumanitzar, despersonalitzar, ...
Czech:dehumanizovat, zbavit lidskosti, ...
Danish:dehumanisere, umenneskeliggøre, ...
Dutch:ontmenselijken, ...
Greek:απανθρωποποιώ, ...
Hungarian:dehumanizálni, elemberteleníteni, ...
Khmer:បន្ទាបតម្លៃភាពជាមនុស្ស, បំបាត់ភាពជាមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:비인간적으로 취급하다, 비인간화하다, ...
Persian:انسانیت‌زدایی کردن, فردیت‌زدایی کردن, ...
Polish:odczłowieczać, odczłowieczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):desumanizar, ...
Romanian:a dezumaniza, a depersonaliza, ...
Swedish:avhumanisera, ...
Thai:ลดทอนความเป็นมนุษย์, ทำให้หมดความเป็นปัจเจก, ...
Turkish:insanlıktan çıkarmak, insanlık özelliklerini kaldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:phi nhân hóa, vô nhân tính hóa, ...

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