nonperson
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈnɒnpɜrsən/
- Slur
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[ofensivo] persona considerada inexistente y despojada de derechos
- That afternoon, as they indulge in one for the road, Sean becomes a nonperson.
Examples
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After the controversial decision, the officials treated her like a nonperson, ignoring her contributions entirely.
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Tinker agreed with Gutierrez's assertion that the focus of the church should not be on the nonbeliever but, rather, on the "nonperson" (meaning the person who is poor, exploited, and treated as if she or he were less than human).
Academic text (2015) -
If you come and go without speaking to anyone, you tend to be considered a nonperson or not a "real" teacher.
Academic text (1993) -
The state would turn me into a nonperson, and I would starve.
Academic text (1996) -
This confusion may lead the person to feel like a nonperson because he or she is uncertain which identity is legitimate.
Academic text (1995) -
Another respondent with both FMS and CFS said: "I was treated like a nonperson, and nobody seemed to believe me."
Academic text (2004) -
Let us grant, with Hollenbach, that relationships exclusively among nonpersons neither recognize inherent value nor constitute community in the human sense.
Academic text (2008) -
In many totalitarian regimes, dissidents are often labeled as nonpersons and stripped of their basic rights.
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During the oppressive regime, those who opposed the government were increasingly viewed as nonpersons by society.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person the government ignores and removes from public records for political reasons
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Etymology
Nonperson is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and person meaning 'individual', so it literally means 'not a person'. So, a nonperson is someone treated as if they do not exist, denied rights or erased from records.