deindividualization

noun

The act or process of deindividualizing.

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Meanings

noundeindividualization (usually uncountable, plural deindividualizations)

plural deindividualizations · alternative deindividualisation

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act or process of deindividualizing.

    Anthropologists studying aid agencies have found that stereotypes and deindividualization are endemic among those in refugee work. It may be inevitable that large assistance organizations tend to objectify, simplify, and universalize the people under their care.

    2002, Ted C. Lewellen, The Anthropology of Globalization, page 178

Origin

From de- + individualization.

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APA

deindividualization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deindividualization

MLA

“deindividualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deindividualization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deindividualization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deindividualization.

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