dehumanise
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Point is, this “she-bagging” phenomenon doesn’t happen in a vacuum, devoid of context — it happens in a culture that routinely dehumanises women and disrespects their wish or need for personal space."
- "A Melbourne woman says she feels “dehumanised” after being filmed without consent for a “random act of kindness” TikTok that went viral."
- "Almost 1,000 references to dehumanising misogyny or violent action are recorded each day in the “incelosphere” as the toxicity of male supremacist content continues to intensify."
- "RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said the news that more than 315,000 responses had been received to the ticket office closure consultation revealed "how strongly the travelling public feel about plans to dehumanise the rail network", and the "mass public opposition" to the Government and operators' proposals."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -ise English humanise English dehumanise From de- + humanise.
Usage
- British usage