Dehumanise Meaning
/dɪˈhjumənaɪz/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
Sentence Examples
The war tended to dehumanise the soldiers.
The system can dehumanise people over time.
Extreme poverty can dehumanise individuals and strip them of dignity.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The harsh regime sought to ____ the prisoners completely.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The war tended to ____ the soldiers.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English humanise English dehumanise From de- + humanise.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Point is, this “she-bagging” phenomenon doesn’t happen in a vacuum, devoid of context — it happens in a culture that routinely dehumanises women and disrespects their wish or need for personal space."
— 2015 June 28, Sophie Warnes, “On “manspreading” & “she-bagging””, in Medium, archived from the original on 25 May 2022:
"A Melbourne woman says she feels “dehumanised” after being filmed without consent for a “random act of kindness” TikTok that went viral."
— 2022 July 14, Rafqa Touma, “Melbourne woman ‘dehumanised’ by viral TikTok filmed without her consent”, in The Guardian:
"Almost 1,000 references to dehumanising misogyny or violent action are recorded each day in the “incelosphere” as the toxicity of male supremacist content continues to intensify."
— 2022 October 30, Mark Townsend, “Experts fear rising global ‘incel’ culture could provoke terrorism”, in The Guardian, retrieved 03 Dec 2023:
"RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said the news that more than 315,000 responses had been received to the ticket office closure consultation revealed "how strongly the travelling public feel about plans to dehumanise the rail network", and the "mass public opposition" to the Government and operators' proposals."
— 2023 August 23, “Network News: Lynch: "dehumanising of our railways"”, in RAIL, number 990, page 8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The harsh regime sought to ____ the prisoners completely.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The war tended to ____ the soldiers.