Noun: dehumanization ,dee,hyoo-mu-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,dee,hyoo-mu-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
"science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life";
- dehumanisation [Brit]
Derived forms: dehumanizations
Type of: debasement, degradation
Encyclopedia: Dehumanization