dehumanize

• Dépouiller quelqu'un de ses qualités humaines, de son individualité ou de sa compassion ; traiter une personne comme si elle n'était pas un être humain.

A verb meaning to deprive someone of human qualities, individuality, or compassion; to treat as if not human.

1. Deprive of human qualitiesC1formal

   To strip someone of their human characteristics, emotions, or dignity, often treating them as less than human.

   Déshumaniser

   • The oppressive regime tried to dehumanize its political prisoners.
   • War propaganda often seeks to dehumanize the enemy.
   • Slavery was a system designed to dehumanize an entire group of people.

   Synonymesanimalizedebasedegradedemeanobjectify

   Antonymesdignifyennoblehumanize

2. Make mechanical or routineC1formal

   To make a process or activity so repetitive and impersonal that it loses any human touch or feeling.

   Déshumaniser (rendre mécanique et impersonnel)

   • The assembly line can dehumanize the workers, reducing them to mere cogs in a machine.
   • Modern bureaucracy often dehumanizes interactions, turning them into impersonal transactions.
   • The repetitive nature of the job began to dehumanize him, making him feel like a robot.

   Synonymesautomatemechanize

   Antonymeshumanizepersonalize