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dehumanisation vs degradation

degradation vs dehumanisation

dehumanisation and degradation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dehumanisation Yes No No No
degradation Yes No No No
As nouns, degradation is a hypernym of dehumanisation; that is, degradation is a word with a broader meaning than dehumanisation:
  • dehumanisation: the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
  • degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Other hypernyms of dehumanisation include debasement.
dehumanisation (noun) degradation (noun)
the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
a low or downcast state
Difference between dehumanisation and degradation

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