Noun: animalisation ,a-nu-mu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,a-nu-mu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: animalization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: animalization)
- An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
"The harsh conditions led to the animalisation of the prisoners";
- brutalization, brutalisation [Brit], animalization
Derived forms: animalisations
Type of: debasement, degradation