Dehumanizing
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of dehumanization.
"[…] to support or agree with the persecutions, beatings, dehumanizings, insults, murders, genocides, and oppressions of a perpetrator's target […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of dehumanize form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of dehumanising. alt-of, alternative
"It was the latest instance of Trump using dehumanizing and disparaging rhetoric as he targets undocumented immigrants and vows mass deportations if he’s reelected."
Synonyms
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More examples"In the cultures of certain peoples, a marked feeling of superiority has developed, so much so that it makes them capable of completely dehumanizing other peoples, to the point that that any kind of torture, rape, or mass murder seems acceptable to them."
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