Dehumanise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "Point is, this “she-bagging” phenomenon doesn’t happen in a vacuum, devoid of context — it happens in a culture that routinely dehumanises women and disrespects their wish or need for personal space."

  2. 2
    make mechanical or routine wordnet
  3. 3
    deprive of human qualities wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
dehumanizedehumanize

Example

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"Point is, this “she-bagging” phenomenon doesn’t happen in a vacuum, devoid of context — it happens in a culture that routinely dehumanises women and disrespects their wish or need for personal space."

Etymology

From de- + humanise.

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