deanthropomorphization

English

Etymology

From deanthropomorphize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːˌænθɹəpə(ʊ)ˌmɔːfaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, [-fɪ-]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /diˌænθɹəpəˌmɔfaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, [-fɪ-]
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: de‧an‧thro‧po‧mor‧phiz‧at‧ion

Noun

deanthropomorphization (usually uncountable, plural deanthropomorphizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in character or form.
   • 1902, William James, “Lecture XX: Conclusions”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 498:

     Pure anachronism! says the survival theory;—anachronism for which deanthropomorphization of the imagination is the remedy required.

Alternative forms

• deanthropomorphisation (British spelling)