Meaning of unperson | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who has been stripped of rights, identity, or humanity; to dehumanize.

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Examples

“With his identity stolen, he became an unperson, unable to prove his existence to the government.”

“In accordance with the change in the party line, Stalin vanished from the play, disappearing even before Mr. Krushchev's denunciation at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party. Stalin became an “unperson,” in the terminology of George Orwell's “1984”.”

“Though Gao is classed as an unperson in China, which did not react officially yesterday, the award was forecast to cause widespread private joy there as the literary equivalent of the country winning the World Cup.”

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