dehumanize

[ dee-hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, -yoo- ]

/ diˈhyu məˌnaɪz or, often, -ˈyu- /

to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.

Also especially British, de·hu·man·ise.

Origin of dehumanize

First recorded in 1810–20; de- + humanize

de·hu·man·i·za·tion, noun

Reactions to both events are driven by ignorance, disregard, and dehumanization of an underclass of people of color.

Ferguson, Immigration, and ‘Us Vs. Them’ |Gene Robinson |November 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If you look at every place where there was a mass dispossession, there was first a massive campaign of dehumanization.

Film Review: Documentary Explores Israeli Attitudes to the Palestinian Nakba |Lisa Goldman |November 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It meant challenging the deceit and dehumanization on both sides.

Biden's AIPAC Pandering |Peter Beinart |March 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I feel that dehumanization is the only way one can successfully abuse another.

My Strange Passage From Suspected School Shooter to Prom Queen |Gina Tron |January 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

None of that is as important as the fact that the disdain for the dehumanization of extreme hip hop continues unabated.

The Hip Hop Inauguration |Stanley Crouch |December 19, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

dehumanize

/ (diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz) /

to deprive of human qualities

to render mechanical, artificial, or routine

dehumanization or dehumanisation, noun