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DEHUMANIZATION
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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 ("dehumanization" is a kind of...):
debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
Derivation:
dehumanize (deprive of human qualities)