desubjectification

noun

The process of desubjectifying.

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Meanings

noundesubjectification (countable and uncountable, plural desubjectifications)

plural desubjectifications

  1. countableuncountableThe process of desubjectifying.

    Foucault argued for a desubjectification of the self so that there was no longer one type of subject one could be but rather a constantly changing plurality of selves […]

    2009, Black Hawk Hancock, Changing Theories: New Directions in Sociology, page 144

Origin

From de- + subjectification.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with desubjectification

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APA

desubjectification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desubjectification

MLA

“desubjectification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desubjectification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desubjectification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desubjectification.

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