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dehumanizer

UK/diːˈhjuːmənaɪzə(ɹ)/

dehumanizer noun: one who, or that which, dehumanizes.

Noun

dehumanizer (plural dehumanizers)

  1. One who, or that which, dehumanizes.
    • Both looked a little dry and dutiful, "Temple," danced to Mr. Nikolais's music, a little decorous as well, but the excerpt from "Graph" proving once more that Mr. Nikolais is anything but the dehumanizer he is sometimes accused of being.1992 January 30, Jennifer Dunning, “Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024
    • What sunlight is to the vampire, recognition is to the dehumanizers.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

Forms of dehumanizer

pluraldehumanizers

Origin of dehumanizer

From dehumanize + -er.

Questions about dehumanizer

What does dehumanizer mean?
Dehumanizer means one who, or that which, dehumanizes.
What part of speech is dehumanizer?
Dehumanizer is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehumanizer?
Dehumanizer is pronounced /diːˈhjuːmənaɪzə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of dehumanizer?
The plural of dehumanizer is dehumanizers.

Words near dehumanizer in the dictionary

  1. dehumanisingly
  2. dehumanization
  3. dehumanizations
  4. dehumanize
  5. dehumanized
  6. dehumanizer
  7. dehumanizers
  8. dehumanizes
  9. dehumanizing
  10. dehumanizingly
  11. dehumanizings

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