dehumanizeverb [ T ]
UK usually dehumanise uk/ˌdiːˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/us/ˌdiːˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/to remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought, feeling for other people, etc.:
It's a totalitarian regime that reduces and dehumanizes its population.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- bleed
- grind
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- lay a finger on sb idiom
- put sb through sth
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- smite
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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