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

See also: nonhuman

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

Encyclopedia: Dehumanized

Dehumanize