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Adjective: dehumanised  dee'hyoo-mu,nIzd
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: dehumanized)
  1. Divested of human qualities or attributes
    "The prisoners felt dehumanised by their harsh treatment";
    - dehumanized, unhuman
Verb: dehumanise  dee'hyoo-mu,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: dehumanize)
  1. Deprive of human qualities
    "Life in poverty has dehumanised them";
    - dehumanize
     
  2. Make mechanical or routine
    "The repetitive factory work dehumanised the employees";
    - dehumanize

See also: nonhuman

Type of: degrade, demean, disgrace, mechanise [Brit], mechanize, put down, take down

Antonym: humanise [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Dehumanised

Dehumanise