dehumanization

diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən

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Definition of dehumanization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

loss of humanityprocess of denying people human qualities or dignity

Dehumanization can lead to terrible acts.
The film explores the dehumanization of prisoners.
Propaganda often relies on dehumanization of the enemy.

depersonalization

objectification

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Origin of dehumanization

Latin, de- (remove) + humanus (human) + -ation (process)

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treated like cattle

adj.

dehumanization

handled without care or respect like animals

objectification

dehumanization

treating a person as an object

animalisation

dehumanization

act of making people cruel or less human

impersonalize

dehumanization

remove human characteristics like warmth or sympathy

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French:déshumanisation, ...
German:Entmenschlichung, ...
Italian:disumanizzazione, ...
Spanish:deshumanización, ...
Portuguese:desumanização, ...
Chinese:非人化, ...
Japanese:非人間化, ...
Arabic:تجريد مِن الإِنسانيّة, ...
Hebrew:דֶּה־הוּמָנִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:дегуманизация, ...
Ukrainian:дегуманізація, ...
Hindi:अमानवीकरण, ...
Bengali:অমানবিককরণ, ...
Catalan:deshumanització, ...
Czech:dehumanizace, ...
Danish:dehumanisering, ...
Dutch:dehumanisering, ...
Greek:απανθρωποποίηση, ...
Hungarian:dehumanizáció, ...
Khmer:ការដកហូតភាពជាមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:비인간화, ...
Persian:غیرانسانی‌سازی, ...
Polish:dehumanizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):desumanização, ...
Romanian:dezumanizare, ...
Swedish:avhumanisering, ...
Thai:การลดทอนความเป็นมนุษย์, ...
Turkish:insandışılaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:phi nhân hóa, ...

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Definition of dehumanization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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