depersonalize

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make impersonal or present as an object: To remove or reduce the sense of individual personality, identity, or human qualities from a person, interaction, or process. It often implies treating people as if they were things or anonymous parts of a system.
Usage
  • The verb "depersonalize" is used to describe an action that strips away personal characteristics or human connection.
  • It is often used in contexts discussing technology, bureaucracy, medicine, or social criticism.
  • It is typically a transitive verb (e.g., ).
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The new automated phone system seemed designed to depersonalize customer service entirely.
    • Some fear that standardized testing can depersonalize the educational experience.
    • The doctor warned against using medical jargon, as it can depersonalize the patient.
Advanced Usage
  • "to depersonalize a situation/experience": to remove the personal, emotional, or human element from it.
    • The formal legal language served to depersonalize the conflict.
  • "to depersonalize someone": to treat or regard a person as an object or anonymous entity.
    • The uniform policy was accused of depersonalizing the students.
Variants and Related Words
  • Depersonalization (noun): The action or process of depersonalizing; also a psychological state involving feelings of unreality and detachment from oneself.
    • The depersonalization of modern life is a common theme in sociology.
  • Depersonalized (adjective): Having been made impersonal.
    • The waiting room felt cold and depersonalized.
  • Impersonalize (verb): A less common synonym for depersonalize.
Synonyms
  • Dehumanize: To deprive of positive human qualities (often stronger and more negative than depersonalize).
  • Objectify: To treat a person as a physical object, especially in a sexual context.
  • Standardize: To make uniform, which can lead to a depersonalized effect.
Related Phrases
  • To strip of individuality: To remove what makes a person or thing unique.
  • To reduce to a number/case: To treat a person as mere data or an anonymous example.
Verb
  1. make impersonal or present as an object
    • Will computers depersonalize human interactions?
    • Pornography objectifies women

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