Definition of dehumanize - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
dignityremove human qualities or make someone feel like an object
- The guards tried to dehumanize the prisoners.
- They dehumanize refugees in the debate.
- Policies dehumanize inmates, stripping dignity.
Origin of dehumanize
Latin, de- (remove) + humanus (human)
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dehumanize
treat someone as an object rather than a person
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- French:déshumaniser, ...
- German:entmenschlichen, ...
- Italian:disumanizzare, ...
- Spanish:deshumanizar, ...
- Portuguese:desumanizar, ...
- Chinese:使...失去人性, ...
- Japanese:非人間化する, ...
- Arabic:جَرَّدَ مِن الإِنْسَانِيَّةِ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַפְשִׁיט מֵאֱנוֹשִׁיּוּת, ...
- Russian:обезличивать, ...
- Ukrainian:дегуманізувати, ...
- Hindi:अमानवीय बनाना, ...
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