Definition of objectification in English:
objectification
noun ɒbdʒɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nəbˌdʒɛktəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun1The action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object.
the objectification of women in popular entertainment
Example sentencesExamples
- The objectification of the female form continues to be viewed by most feminists as necessarily disempowering.
- I'm of the opinion that the objectification of all people is equally bad.
- They complain about sexism, recognize the objectification of women's bodies, and worry about the impact media images and messages might be having on younger girls.
- Far from passively accepting objectification as a second-rate climber because of her sex, she conceived her strong feminine gender identity as an asset.
- Now we only have to pick up any magazine to see the objectification of men.
- The girls also voice concern about the objectification of women.
- Many said they considered such cliché images to be harmful objectification.
- Male dominance is based on sexual objectification.
- His notes and letters from this period attest to his growing concern about the objectification of art and the ensuing deterioration of artistic experience.
- Maybe they despise the objectification of the female form.
2The expression of something abstract in a concrete form.
the objectification of images may be astonishingly vivid in dreams
count noun the church says that we are the visible objectifications of sin
Example sentencesExamples
- The themes of separation and helplessness are probably objectifications of his own grief over the loss of his wife.
- The objectification of nature in science and technology looks like mastery of nature but in fact it only demonstrates our impotence in the face of nature.
- The soul altar is an objectification of the unseen soul.
- The gurus are objectifications of the teaching and guiding principle as it exists within each of us.
- The objectification of the hero is an integral aspect of the action genre.
Definition of objectification in US English:
objectification
nounəbˌjektəfəˈkāSH(ə)nəbˌdʒɛktəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
1The action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object.
the objectification of women in popular entertainment
Example sentencesExamples
- His notes and letters from this period attest to his growing concern about the objectification of art and the ensuing deterioration of artistic experience.
- Maybe they despise the objectification of the female form.
- Far from passively accepting objectification as a second-rate climber because of her sex, she conceived her strong feminine gender identity as an asset.
- The girls also voice concern about the objectification of women.
- I'm of the opinion that the objectification of all people is equally bad.
- They complain about sexism, recognize the objectification of women's bodies, and worry about the impact media images and messages might be having on younger girls.
- Now we only have to pick up any magazine to see the objectification of men.
- The objectification of the female form continues to be viewed by most feminists as necessarily disempowering.
- Many said they considered such cliché images to be harmful objectification.
- Male dominance is based on sexual objectification.
2The expression of something abstract in a concrete form.
the objectification of images may be astonishingly vivid in dreams
the church says that we are the visible objectifications of sin
Example sentencesExamples
- The soul altar is an objectification of the unseen soul.
- The objectification of nature in science and technology looks like mastery of nature but in fact it only demonstrates our impotence in the face of nature.
- The themes of separation and helplessness are probably objectifications of his own grief over the loss of his wife.
- The gurus are objectifications of the teaching and guiding principle as it exists within each of us.
- The objectification of the hero is an integral aspect of the action genre.