Meaning & use
dehumanizing
Depriving someone of positive human qualities, treating them as less than fully human.
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Critics condemned the dehumanizing conditions in the overcrowded detention facility.
The propaganda used dehumanizing language to describe the enemy soldiers.
A note on using this word
Often used in discussions of prejudice, war, or systemic mistreatment, where people are portrayed as objects or inferior beings.
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Words with an opposite meaning
humanizingdignifying
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