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dehumanization

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Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

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