Objectifying

//ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Objectification. countable, uncountable

    "In early consciousness there is, of course, frequent return of a given object which becomes the occasion of a large number of objectifyings which are identical in nature yet do not contain sense of identity."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of objectify form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
exteriorizeobjectivizereifythingifyactualizecall to mind

Example

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"She was a radical feminist. When she had the slightest suspicion that her boyfriend was objectifying a woman, she became furious."

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