Dehumanisation (Noun)
Meaning
The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The film explores the theme of dehumanisation of refugees through the portrayal of inhumane living conditions in detention centers.
- Her dehumanisation was evident as she described herself as just a cog in the machinery of the faceless corporate world.
- The dehumanisation of the victim in the media coverage of the trial sparked outrage among human rights activists.
- The author critiques modern urbanisation as a factor that contributes to the dehumanisation of individuals in the industrialised world.
- The politician's speech on immigration has been widely condemned for the dehumanisation of minority groups and their reduction to mere statistics.