deindividualization

English

Alternative forms

• deindividualisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From de- +‎ individualization.

Noun

deindividualization (usually uncountable, plural deindividualizations)

1. The act or process of deindividualizing.
   • 2002, Ted C. Lewellen, The Anthropology of Globalization, page 178:

     Anthropologists studying aid agencies have found that stereotypes and deindividualization are endemic among those in refugee work. It may be inevitable that large assistance organizations tend to objectify, simplify, and universalize the people under their care.