- present participle of dehumanize.
dehumanizing
Example Sentences
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Like the billionaire geniuses who created social media that wound up depressing, dumbing down and dehumanizing civilization, the motives of these companies were purely financial.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
They added that they "oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people" and "pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence".
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
“The entire process of getting and keeping an entry-level job has become a grueling and dehumanizing ordeal over the past decade,” the author writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
But the cynicism that has always thrummed underneath his high-concept comedies — the dehumanizing algorithms, the rapacious finance system — is more prominent in this slim, potent novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Nothing is more dehumanizing than the absence of human companionship.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
