dehumanize verb
also British dehumanise /diˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/ dehumanizes; dehumanized; dehumanizing
also British dehumanise /diˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/ dehumanizes; dehumanized; dehumanizing
Learner's definition of DEHUMANIZE
[+ object]
: to treat (someone) as though he or she is not a human being使丧失人性;使非人性化 -
Inspectors have observed terrible factory conditions that dehumanize workers.巡视人员注意到工厂的恶劣环境,工人受到了非人待遇。
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The government's propaganda is meant to dehumanize the enemy. [=to make the enemy seem less human]政府的宣传是要把敌人妖魔化。
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the dehumanizing nature of torture严刑拷打的非人性本质
— dehumanization
also British dehumanisation /diˌhjuːmənəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /diˌhjuːməˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]