লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
dehumanize
This term describes a psychological or systemic process of stripping away the perceived humanity of others. It is most frequently used in political, sociological, and historical contexts to explain how genocide or systemic abuse becomes possible by framing victims as animals, objects, or monsters, thereby removing the moral barrier against violence.
In a modern institutional context, the word shifts toward a critique of coldness and inefficiency. It describes the feeling of being treated as a number or a cog in a machine rather than a person with unique needs and emotions, often applied to corporate environments or medical bureaucracies.
Meanings
To deprive a person or a group of positive human qualities, dignity, or individuality, often to justify cruel or oppressive treatment.
To make a process, environment, or system lack human warmth, empathy, or personal interaction.
The rigid bureaucracy of the healthcare system tends to dehumanize the patient experience.
Examples
Propaganda is often used to dehumanize the enemy during wartime.
They treat us like numbers instead of people, which really dehumanizes the staff.
I feel like this corporate bureaucracy is starting to dehumanize the entire hiring process.
The regime sought to dehumanize the prisoners by stripping them of their names.
Stop trying to dehumanize him just because you disagree with his politics.
The cold, sterile environment of the facility seemed to dehumanize everyone inside.
It is terrifying how quickly a society can dehumanize a minority group.
Does automating every single customer interaction eventually dehumanize the brand?
Does automating every single customer interaction eventually dehumanize the brand?