Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,786,025,782 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

dehumanization
(redirected from Dehumanising)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
dehumanization
[dihyo̅o̅′mənīzā′shən]
Etymology: L, de, from, humanitas, human nature
the process of losing altruistic or individual qualities, as may occur in some psychotic states or in environments that produce emotional trauma (prisoner-of-war). It may be influenced by external forces.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
For people who have suffered in their home countries and live in terror of being returned, the experience can be devastating and dehumanising.
Although we lack the advantage of large, consolidated workplaces, we have earned the right to express our frustration at our unfair wage structure and the dehumanising conditions that have kept us in a position of implied inferiority to other nursing disciplines.
Some theologians see reproductive technology as usurping of the role of God, and as essentially dehumanising.
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.