NOUN | act | dehumanization, dehumanisation | the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities |
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Sounds | diy.hhyuw.mahnahzey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities. | |
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Example | "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life" | |
Synonym | dehumanisation | |
Broader | degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
Spanish | deshumanización | |
Catalan | deshumanització | |
Verbs | dehumanize | deprive of human qualities |
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