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Noun: dehumanisation  ,dee,hyoo-mu-nI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: dehumanization)
  1. The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
    "science has been blamed for the dehumanisation of modern life";
    - dehumanization

Derived forms: dehumanisations

Type of: debasement, degradation

Encyclopedia: Dehumanisation