dehumanization

• (UK spelling) dehumanisation

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

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dehumanization (countable and uncountable, plural dehumanizations)

1. The act or process of dehumanizing.
   • 1971 August 8, Carey McWilliams, “While the cities burn, the machines click on”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 22 September 2024:

     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.

   • 2023 November 2, David Brooks, “How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 4 November 2023:

     The essence of dehumanization is not to see someone, to render him inconsequential and invisible.

• anthropomorphism
• humanization

• dewomanization

• “dehumanization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.