dehumanization.

Treatment or portrayal of people as lacking full human qualities or dignity.

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Words that belong together

• systematic dehumanization
• dehumanization of opponents

On the page

The chapter links dehumanization with normalized violence.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.