dehumanize
🇺🇸
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
verb
R
To treat someone like they are not a person, by ignoring their feelings or treating them as an object.
The way prisoners were treated in the camp dehumanized them, making them feel like they were less than human.
translation
To treat someone like they are not a person, by ignoring their feelings or treating them as an object.
Word Forms
3rd Present
dehumanizes
Past
dehumanized
Perfect
dehumanized
Progressive
dehumanizing