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I think every revolutionary act is an act of love. Every song that I've written, it is because of my desire to use music as a way to empower and re-humanize people who are living in a dehumanizing setting. The song is in order to better the human condition.
Zack de la Rocha

Meaning of "dehumanizing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEHUMANIZING

dehumanizing  [diːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEHUMANIZING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dehumanizing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEHUMANIZING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dehumanization

Dehumanization or dehumanisation describes the denial of “humanness” to others and is theorized to take on two forms: animalistic dehumanization, which is employed on a largely intergroup basis, and mechanistic dehumanization, which is employed on a largely interpersonal basis. Dehumanization can occur discursively (e.g., idiomatic language that likens certain human beings to non-human animals, verbal abuse, erasing one's voice from discourse), symbolically (e.g., imagery), or physically (e.g., chattel slavery, physical abuse, refusing eye contact). Dehumanization often ignores the target's individuality (i.e., the creative and interesting aspects of his or her personality) and prevents one from showing compassion towards stigmatized groups. Dehumanization may be carried out by a social institution (such as a state, school, or family), interpersonally, or even within the self. Dehumanization can be unintentional, especially on the part of individuals, as with some types of de facto racism. State-organized dehumanization has historically been directed against perceived political, racial, ethnic, national, or religious minority groups.

Definition of dehumanizing in the English dictionary

The definition of dehumanizing in the dictionary is tending to deny or deprive people of dignity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEHUMANIZING


advertising
ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ
agonising
ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ
agonizing
ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ
attitudinising
ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪzɪŋ
attitudinizing
ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪzɪŋ
compromising
ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ
merchandising
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ
mesmerizing
ˈmɛzməraɪzɪŋ
nonionizing
nɒnˈaɪəˌnaɪzɪŋ
organizing
ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ
patronizing
ˈpætrəˌnaɪzɪŋ
rising
ˈraɪzɪŋ
sermonizing
ˈsɜːmənaɪzɪŋ
sizing
ˈsaɪzɪŋ
surprising
səˈpraɪzɪŋ
unrecognising
ʌnˈrekəɡˌnaɪzɪŋ
unrecognizing
ʌnˈrekəɡˌnaɪzɪŋ
uprising
ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ
womanising
ˈwʊməˌnaɪzɪŋ
womanizing
ˈwʊməˌnaɪzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEHUMANIZING

dehorn
dehorner
dehort
dehortation
dehortative
dehortatory
dehorter
Dehra Dun
dehumanization
dehumanize
dehumidification
dehumidified
dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidify
dehydrate
dehydrated
dehydrater
dehydration
dehydrator

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEHUMANIZING

advertizing
amazing
appetizing
civilizing
demoralizing
downsizing
energizing
merchandizing
moralizing
nonoxidizing
philosophizing
revitalizing
rightsizing
seizing
self-aggrandizing
supersizing
tantalizing
temporizing
unappetizing
unsympathizing
upsizing

Synonyms and antonyms of dehumanizing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dehumanizing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEHUMANIZING

Find out the translation of dehumanizing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dehumanizing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dehumanizing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非人性化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deshumanizante
570 millions of speakers

English

dehumanizing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमानवीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهينة للكرامة البشرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дегуманизация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desumanizante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অমানবিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déshumanisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dehumanizing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entmenschlichung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非人間的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비인간적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dehumanizing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mất tính người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதத்தன்மையற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमानवीयकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insansızlaştıran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disumanizzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieludzka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дегуманізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezumanizant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απάνθρωπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onmenslike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dehumanizing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dehumanizing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dehumanizing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEHUMANIZING»

The term «dehumanizing» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEHUMANIZING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dehumanizing

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QUOTES WITH «DEHUMANIZING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dehumanizing.
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Zack de la Rocha
I think every revolutionary act is an act of love. Every song that I've written, it is because of my desire to use music as a way to empower and re-humanize people who are living in a dehumanizing setting. The song is in order to better the human condition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEHUMANIZING»

Discover the use of dehumanizing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dehumanizing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dehumanizing Women: Treating Persons As Sex Objects
The book is designed to be of interest to women's studies students wishing an introduction to a specifically philosophical analysis of the problem of sex objectification, as well as to philosophers interested in the contemporary moral ...
Linda LeMoncheck, 1985
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How America's First Settlers Invented Chattel Slavery: ...
In this book we observe the progressive development of a mindset that allowed the settlers to see both Native Americans and Africans as « others who did not merit human status.
David K. O'Rourke, 2005
3
Dehumanizing Christians: Cultural Competition in a ...
George Yancey investigates the effectiveness of right-wing authoritarianism and the social phenomenon it represents.
George Yancey, 2013
4
Dehumanizing discourse, anti-drug law, and policy in ...
By stripping away this biased way of thinking, this book locates the problem not only in biological determinants and individual behaviour, but also in the context of family, community and society and offers a compelling argument that ...
Assata Zerai, Rae Banks, 2002
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Media Blight and the Dehumanizing of America
The media stream of essentially unattainable illusions causes what Shrader calls the "experiential bind."
William K. Shrader, 1992
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Dehumanizing the vulnerable: when word games take lives
The Major focus of my book, accordingly, is on the significance of name-calling as a strategy for justifying massive oppression.
William Brennan, 1995
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Dehumanizing the Enemy in War Coverage
This book gives an interesting account of the Ha'aretz coverage of the "Jenin massacre" in 2002, and focuses on the journalistic routines and mechanisms used by the newspaper to portray the image of the Palestinians.
Nida SHOUGHRY, 2010
8
Introduction to Criminal Justice
A regimented, dehumanizing institution such as a prison in which like-situated people are kept in social isolation, cut off from the world at large. To read a proposed amend- ment creating no-frills prisons, go to www.cengage To read a ...
Larry Siegel, 2009
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Images that Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media
Our cultural lexicon of dehumanizing metaphors is remarkably enduring; it has permeated our public conversations about many denigrated or marginalized groups. The rat metaphor, in particular, has crept into many discourses of judgment.
Susan Dente Ross, Paul Martin Lester, 2011
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Winning Without Victory
The process that is important is the resulting dehumanizing of society. This process has long roots, Peter, even in America. America is known throughout the world as the land of the electric chair and as the world-champion of the death penalty.
Rolf A. F. Witzsche, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEHUMANIZING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dehumanizing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Video Games and the Gentle Art of Reproduction
Putting a form of eugenics into play as a game is interesting, but easily as dehumanizing as that philosophy has always seemed. By making the ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
2
Orange Is the New Black Is the Only TV Show That Understands Rape
Rape is horrifying and dehumanizing. It is the betrayal of what should be an intimate, connective act. It is a violent invasion. It is ultimately about ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Karlovy Vary Review: Gripping, Intelligent, Moving Cannes Best …
The transactional, impersonal and dehumanizing effect of modern life which is part of the film's remit may be better reflected in its French title ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
4
Little People of America wants Illinois school to change mascot name
“Kind of a derogatory, objectifying, dehumanizing term,” said Gary Arnold, president of LPA. “If you have a family that happens to have a person ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, Jul 15»
5
The Life of the Medical Intern, Then and Now
Failure to allow this is dehumanizing to our young doctors and to patients. STEPHEN J. BERGMAN. New York. The writer, a professor of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
The torture of solitary
The dehumanizing language of criminality and racism makes it especially difficult to organize against the prison system. It's also what makes ... «Socialist Worker Online, Jul 15»
7
Pocahontas' Descendants Get Official Recognition As Government …
"We are extremely disappointed (yet again) in the BIA's 'dehumanizing' decision to do away with our existence according to the rulings that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Somaliland: Fagaaraha' Should Apologize to Professor Ahmed I …
It was about an insulting and dehumanizing statement towards the people of Mogadisho and the city. After I spoke with him, he clarified to me ... «Somaliland Sun, Jul 15»
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Women languish in a league by themselves
Used like this, the word is dehumanizing, but let's appreciate the applause because in Brazil no one is honouring that country's superstars. «Vancouver Courier, Jul 15»
10
The price of hate speech
Throughout history, over and over and over again, we can see certain cultures dehumanizing other cultures and people in order to enslave ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»

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