dehumanized

1 7.2

Treated as if you have no feelings or worth

adjective
/diˈhjuːməˌnaɪzd/

Formal

: deshumanizado

The factory's assembly line has a dehumanized approach to its workers, treating them like machines.

I say that to say that I really stopped vlogging because I really felt like it sounds really bad, but I felt dehumanized.

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Examples

Many argue that social media can lead to a dehumanized interaction among users, reducing real emotional connections.
In the film, the main character experiences a dehumanized existence in a world devoid of compassion.
And you know, it's so it seems like a pretty straightforward, almost dehumanized process.
The people have gone through the most horrendous, dehumanising experiences very often.

Synonyms

degrading

vsdehumanized

45 5.5

Causing someone to feel ashamed and less respected

is about being deprived of personal qualities and self respect

demeaning

vsdehumanized

41 4.8

Making someone feel small and unimportant

emphasizes wider loss of personhood rather than just lowered status

undignified

vsdehumanized

10 4.7

Appearing or behaving in a way that makes people lose respect

describes loss of inner worth or personal identity beyond mere behavior

treated like a dog

vsdehumanized

Offensive

2 8.1

To behave badly towards someone and show no respect

covers loss of innate qualities and dignity, not only bad treatment

unhuman

vsdehumanized

2 8.5

Not having feelings or kindness that people usually have

is about losing personality and worth as a result

belittled

vsdehumanized

1 5.6

Made to seem less important or less valued by other people

focuses on removal of basic personal traits and dignity rather than status only

How Dehumanized

dehumanized

Formal

1 7.2

demeaning

41 4.8

Surface Forms

dehumanized positive

Morphology

dehumanized = dehumanize (transparent) = de + human + ize + ed

This is a regular participial adjective formed from the verb 'dehumanize' with a directly predictable meaning.

Etymology

The word dehumanized comes from the parts de- meaning 'remove' and human meaning 'person'. So to dehumanize someone is to take away what makes them human, like dignity and feelings, which explains the modern meaning of being deprived of human qualities.