dehumanization
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dehumanization
- /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ UK
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From de- + humanization or dehumanize + -ation or de- + human + -ization.
noun dehumanizations · dehumanisation
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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.
Opposite: humanization, anthropomorphism
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noun the act or process of dehumanizing
| Español | deshumanización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비인간화 biin'ganhwa |
| 日本語 | 非人間化 hiningenka |
| 中文 | 非人化 fēirénhuà |
| Português | desumanização |
| Français | déshumanisation |
| Deutsch | Entmenschlichung, Dehumanisation |
| Italiano | disumanizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | απανθρωποποίηση apanthropopoíisi |
| Română | dezumanizare |
| Русский | обесчелове́чивание obesčelovéčivanije, дегуманиза́ция degumanizácija, расчелове́чивание rasčelovéčivanije, расчелове́чение rasčelovéčenije |
| العربية | التَّجْرِيد مِن الإنْسَانِيَّة at-tajrīd min al-ʔinsāniyya |
Talk about this word "dehumanization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dehumanization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dehumanization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dehumanization "dehumanization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dehumanization.Cite this
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title = {dehumanization},
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