Dehumanization (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 novelist wrote about the dehumanization of refugees in the overcrowded camps, where they were treated as mere statistics rather than individuals with hopes and dreams.
- The protesters argued that the new policy would lead to the dehumanization of low-income families, forcing them to live in squalor and poverty.
- Her art project explored the dehumanization of women through the objectification of their bodies in modern advertising.
- The professor argued that the emphasis on standardized testing in schools was contributing to the dehumanization of students, reducing them to mere scores and grades.
- The documentary highlighted the dehumanization of prisoners in solitary confinement, where they were denied basic human rights and treated as animals.