as in humiliates
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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Diomande just humiliates fullbacks.
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Incompetent leadership humiliates us on the global stage.
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Despite her initial disinterest, Kara develops a personal stake when Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts), the one who killed Ruthye's parents and brother, poisons her dog Krypto.
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In the film, Cady also poisons the family dog, Benjamin.
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“Dehumanizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehumanizes. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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