as in humiliated
to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being
being deprived of clothes dehumanized the prisoners
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Recent Examples of dehumanized
The Coalition for the Homeless says the city's unhoused are often dehumanized and criminalized.
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Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In a world that often feels fragmented and dehumanized, reclaiming this universality is an ethical act.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Our past, our lives, dehumanized into numbers.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The guy’s ghosting of me also dehumanized him.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In a world that often feels fragmented and dehumanized, reclaiming this universality is an ethical act.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Our past, our lives, dehumanized into numbers.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The guy’s ghosting of me also dehumanized him.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehumanized
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These descriptions included being physically beaten, dragged by the hair, attacked with dogs, tased, and verbally humiliated.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
25 May 2026
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Less than a week after that defeat, Arteta was rapidly thrust into his first ever managerial role at the club Guardiola had just humiliated, taking over at Arsenal and becoming the youngest manager in the league.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Nate was a compelling, complex antagonist for Euphoria’s first two seasons, but this season has seen the man brutalized by frightening criminals who make his mind games look like child’s play.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Now eighteen of those 37 residents are filing complaints under the Federal Tort Claims Act, saying they were unlawfully arrested and brutalized by federal agents during the military-style raid.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The growth of extremes, if unchecked, could lead to the kind of politics that disastrously poisoned the 1930s.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Little does Linda realize that Bradley has poisoned the meal with deadly berries.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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“Dehumanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehumanized. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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