Dehumanizationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From de- +‎ humanization or dehumanize +‎ -ation or de- +‎ human +‎ -ization.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

名詞

dehumanization (countable and uncountable, plural dehumanizations)

1. The act or process of dehumanizing.
   • 1971 August 8, Carey McWilliams, “While the cities burn, the machines click on”, in The New York Times‎:

     Lowi's concern for the rule of law tends to forget that government is not only by but for men; he substitutes an older [impersonality] for the dehumanizations of the new.

   • 2023 November 2, David Brooks, “How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times”, in The New York Times‎:

     The essence of dehumanization is not to see someone, to render him inconsequential and invisible.

反意語

• anthropomorphism
• humanization

参考

• dewomanization

Further reading

• “dehumanization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.