dehumanizing

diːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of dehumanizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

impersonal treatmentreducing individuals to objects or numbers

The dehumanizing process ignored personal stories.

brutalizing

depersonalizing

objectifying

loss of dignitystripping away human qualities and dignity

The dehumanizing system treated everyone as identical.

degrading

humiliating

Noun

social issues

action of treating people as less than human

Dehumanizing was a common tactic in propaganda.

cultural shift

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Origin of dehumanizing

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

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piece of meat

dehumanizing

person regarded only as a body object, ignoring their personality or dignity

Examples of dehumanizing in a sentence

Dehumanizing policies stripped away individual identities.
The dehumanizing comments left a lasting impact on her.
Working in such dehumanizing conditions was unbearable.
The report condemned the dehumanizing of refugees at the border.
She spoke out against the dehumanizing in the company’s hiring practices.

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French:déshumanisant, déshumanisation, ...
German:entmenschlichend, Entmenschlichung, ...
Italian:disumanizzante, disumanizzazione, ...
Spanish:deshumanizante, deshumanización, ...
Portuguese:desumanizante, desumanização, ...
Chinese:非人性化的, 去人性化, ...
Japanese:非人間的な, 非人間化, ...
Arabic:مُجَرَّد مِن الإِنسَانِيَّة, تَجْرِيد مِنَ الإِنْسَانِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בִּלְתִּי אֱנוֹשִׁי, דֶּה־הוּמָנִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:обезличивающий, дегуманизация, ...
Ukrainian:знеособлюючий, дегуманізація, ...
Hindi:अमानवीय, अमानवीकरण, ...
Bengali:মানবতাহীনকারী, মানবিক মর্যাদাহানি, ...
Catalan:deshumanitzador, deshumanització, ...
Czech:odlidšťující, dehumanizace, ...
Danish:dehumaniserende, dehumanisering, ...
Dutch:ontmenselijkend, ontmenselijking, ...
Greek:απανθρωποποιητικός, απανθρωποποίηση, ...
Hungarian:embertelenítő, dehumanizáció, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យបាត់បង់ភាពជាមនុស្ស, ការប្រព្រឹត្តចំពោះមនុស្សដូចជាមិនមែនជាមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:비인간적인, 비인간화, ...
Persian:انسانیت‌زدا, انسانیت‌زدایی, ...
Polish:odczłowieczający, odczłowieczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desumanizador, desumanização, ...
Romanian:desumanizant, dezumanizare, ...
Swedish:avhumaniserande, avhumanisering, ...
Thai:ลดทอนความเป็นมนุษย์, การลดทอนความเป็นมนุษย์, ...
Turkish:insanlık dışı, insanlıktan çıkarma, ...
Vietnamese:phi nhân tính, sự phi nhân tính, ...

dehumanize

diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz

Definition of dehumanize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

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.

degrade

depersonalize

objectify

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Origin of dehumanize

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

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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, ...
Bengali:অমানবিক করা, ...
Catalan:deshumanitzar, ...
Czech:odlidštit, ...
Danish:dehumanisere, ...
Dutch:ontmenselijken, ...
Greek:απανθρωποποιώ, ...
Hungarian:dehumanizálni, ...
Khmer:បន្សាបភាពជាមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:비인간화하다, ...
Persian:غیرانسانی کردن, ...
Polish:odczłowieczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):desumanizar, ...
Romanian:a dezumaniza, ...
Swedish:avhumanisera, ...
Thai:ลดทอนความเป็นมนุษย์, ...
Turkish:insanlıktan çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:phi nhân hóa, ...

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