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deindividualization

deindividualization noun: the act or process of deindividualizing.

Noun

deindividualization (usually uncountable, plural deindividualizations)

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

Forms of deindividualization

pluraldeindividualizations
alternative formdeindividualisation

Origin of deindividualization

From de- + individualization.

Questions about deindividualization

What does deindividualization mean?
Deindividualization means the act or process of deindividualizing.
What part of speech is deindividualization?
Deindividualization is a noun.
What is the plural of deindividualization?
The plural of deindividualization is deindividualizations.

Words near deindividualization in the dictionary

  1. deindexed
  2. deindexes
  3. deindexing
  4. deindividualisation
  5. deindividualise
  6. deindividualization
  7. deindividualizations
  8. deindividualize
  9. deindividualized
  10. deindividualizes
  11. deindividualizing

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