Noun: animalization ,a-nu-mu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,a-nu-mu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- A depiction in the form of an animal
"The cartoonist's animalization of the politicians as various barnyard animals was both clever and satirical"
- An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
"The harsh conditions led to the animalization of the prisoners";
- brutalization, brutalisation [Brit], animalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: animalizations
Type of: debasement, degradation, delineation, limning, line drawing
Encyclopedia: Animalization