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DEHUMANISATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities

Example:

science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life

Synonyms:

dehumanisation; dehumanization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dehumanisation" is a kind of...):

debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

Derivation:

dehumanise (deprive of human qualities)

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