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dehumanization

/diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

dehumanization noun: the act or process of dehumanizing.

Noun

dehumanization (countable and uncountable, plural dehumanizations)

  1. The act or process of dehumanizing.
    • 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.1971 August 8, Carey McWilliams, “While the cities burn, the machines click on”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024
    • The essence of dehumanization is not to see someone, to render him inconsequential and invisible.2023 November 2, David Brooks, “How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2023

dehumanization meaning in Bengali and Arabic

dehumanization in Bengali

মানবতাহীনকরণ

dehumanization in Arabic

the act or process of dehumanizing
التَّجْرِيد مِن الإنْسَانِيَّة at-tajrīd min al-ʔinsāniyya

Antonyms of dehumanization

Forms of dehumanization

pluraldehumanizations
alternative UKdehumanisation

Origin of dehumanization

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

Questions about dehumanization

What does dehumanization mean?
Dehumanization means the act or process of dehumanizing.
What is dehumanization in Bengali?
Dehumanization in Bengali is মানবতাহীনকরণ. See Dehumanization meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is dehumanization?
Dehumanization is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehumanization?
Dehumanization is pronounced /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of dehumanization?
The plural of dehumanization is dehumanizations.

Words near dehumanization in the dictionary

  1. dehumaniser
  2. dehumanisers
  3. dehumanises
  4. dehumanising
  5. dehumanisingly
  6. dehumanization
  7. dehumanizations
  8. dehumanize
  9. dehumanized
  10. dehumanizer
  11. dehumanizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dehumanization (page history and authors); dehumanization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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