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Meaning of dehumanization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definitions

The act or process of dehumanizing.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština dehumanizace
Deutsch Dehumanisation Entmenschlichung
Ελληνικά απανθρωποποίηση
Español deshumanización
Français déshumanisation
Galego deshumanización
Italiano disumanizzazione
日本語 非人間化
한국어 비인간화
Македонски дехуманизација
Nederlands ontmenselijking
Polski dehumanizacja odczłowieczenie
Português desumanização
Română dezumanizare
Русский дегуманиза́ция обесчелове́чивание расчелове́чение расчелове́чивание
Svenska avhumanisering dehumanisering
Українська дегуманізація розлю́днення

Examples

“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.”
“The essence of dehumanization is not to see someone, to render him inconsequential and invisible.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Dehumanize Dehumanized dehumanizer Dehumanizes Dehumanizing Dehumidification

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