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dehumanization

noun
/diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From de- + humanization or dehumanize + -ation or de- + human + -ization.

  1. derived from hūmānus
  2. derived from humain
  3. derived from humain
  4. inherited from humaigne
  5. suffixed as humanization — “human + ization”
  6. formed as dehumanization — “de- + humanization”

Definitions

  1. The act or process of dehumanizing.

    • Lowi's concern for the rule of law tends to forget that government is not only by but for men; he substitutes an older [impersonality] for the dehumanizations of the new.
    • The essence of dehumanization is not to see someone, to render him inconsequential and invisible.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA