depersonalize

de·per·son·al·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-pur-suh-nl-ahyz]
- /diˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz/
- /di.ˈpɜː.sə.nə.ˌlaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-pur-suh-nl-ahyz]
- /diˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz/

Definitions of depersonalize word

verb depersonalize To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important. 3
verb depersonalize To depersonalize someone means to treat them as if they do not matter because their individual feelings and thoughts are not important. 3
verb depersonalize to deprive (a person, organization, system, etc) of individual or personal qualities; render impersonal 3
verb depersonalize to cause (someone) to lose his sense of personal identity 3
verb transitive depersonalize to deprive of individuality; treat in an impersonal way 3
verb transitive depersonalize to cause to lose one's sense of personal identity 3

See all 13 definitions of depersonalize

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Origin of depersonalize

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; de- + personalize

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Parts of speech for Depersonalize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Depersonalize

depersonalize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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