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Noun: dehumanisation  `dee`hyoo-mu-nI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (=dehumanization)
  1. The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
    "science has been blamed for the dehumanisation of modern life"
    - dehumanization

Derived forms: dehumanisations

See also: dehumanise [Brit]

Type of: debasement, degradation

Encyclopedia: Dehumanisation