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dehumanize

[dee-hyoo-muh-nahyz, -yoo-] / diˈhju məˌnaɪz, -ˈju- /
VERB
to deprive of dignity; treat as less than human
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barbarize brutalize imbrute
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VERB
remove the need for human skills
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"It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system and so dehumanised," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

The women's rights group For Women Scotland said the proposed project dehumanised women and promoted "unhealthy and dangerous" relationships.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

His appeal at Southwark Crown Court on Friday heard that activist Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei had felt "dehumanised".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

No element of Covid-19 has dehumanised people more than the way it has led us to experience death.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2020

There goes with it, as always goes with idolatry, a dehumanised seriousness; the men of the forest are already building upon a mountain the empty throne of the Superman.

From The Crimes of England by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)




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