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Noun: animalisation  ,a-nu-mu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,a-nu-mu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: animalization)
  1. 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