dehumanize

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

ruГлагол, означающий лишать кого-либо человеческих качеств, индивидуальности или сострадания; относиться как к нечеловеку.esVerbo que significa privar a alguien de sus cualidades humanas, individualidad o compasión; tratar a alguien como si no fuera humano, a menudo para justificar la crueldad o la opresión.frDépouiller 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.deVerb, das bedeutet, jemandem die menschlichen Eigenschaften, die Individualität oder das Mitgefühl zu nehmen oder ihn wie einen Nichtmenschen zu behandeln.ptVerbo que significa retirar de alguém qualidades humanas, individualidade ou compaixão; tratar como não humano, como animal ou objeto.zh动词，指剥夺某人的人性、个性或同情心，把人当作非人来对待。arفعل يعني تجريد الشخص أو الجماعة من الصفات الإنسانية أو الكرامة أو الفردية، أو التعامل معهم كما لو كانوا غير بشر.

1. Deprive of human qualities C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruЛишать человеческих качествesdeshumanizarfrDéshumaniserdeEntmenschlichungptDesumanizarzh非人化arتجريد من الإنسانية

   Синонимы: animalizedebasedegradedemeanobjectify

   Антонимы: dignifyennoblehumanize

2. Make mechanical or routine C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruОбезличитьesDeshumanizar (mecanizar, hacer rutinario)frDéshumaniser (rendre mécanique et impersonnel)deEntmenschlichenptDesumanizarzh非人化arإضفاء الطابع الآلي

   Синонимы: automatemechanize

   Антонимы: humanizepersonalize

• dehumanized past participle
• dehumanized past simple
• dehumanizing present participle
• dehumanizes third person singular