depersonalize
Strip personal identity
To depersonalize is to strip away individual character or human qualities.
Organizations depersonalize when they treat people as numbers rather than individuals: The bureaucracy depersonalizes everyone who enters it.
In psychology, to depersonalize is to feel detached from one's own identity or body—a dissociative experience where the self feels unreal or distant.
Treat as mere thing
- degradeLower in standing
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- deindividualizeRemove individual traits
- unpersonPerson erased from existence
faceless · nameless · number · commodity · cog · automaton · drone · interchangeable
Emotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- anomieBreakdown of shared standards
- separationState of being apart
disaffection · isolation · derealization · out-of-body · detached · unreal · floating · dissociative
Remove or pull away
- disconnectTo break a connection
- separateTo set apart
- disassociateSever connection with
- removeTake something away
retreat · detach · pull back · extricate · uninvolve · opt out · check out · tune out
Eliminate all microorganisms
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- asepticFree from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- institutionalOf formal establishments
procedural · bureaucratic · systematic · standardize · formalize · mechanize · routinize · protocol
Freedom from emotional bias
- indifferenceLack of interest
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- apathyAbsence of feeling
numbness · disinterest · stoicism · nonattachment · aloofness · distance · coolness · withdrawal
objectify
Treat as mere thing
- degradeLower in standing
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- deindividualizeRemove individual traits
unperson · faceless · nameless · number · commodity · cog · automaton · drone · interchangeable · disposable
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- anomieBreakdown of shared standards
separation · disaffection · isolation · derealization · out-of-body · detached · unreal · floating · dissociative · fragmented
withdraw
Remove or pull away
- disconnectTo break a connection
- separateTo set apart
- disassociateSever connection with
remove · retreat · detach · pull back · extricate · uninvolve · opt out · check out · tune out · shut down
sterilize
Eliminate all microorganisms
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- asepticFree from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
institutional · procedural · bureaucratic · systematic · standardize · formalize · mechanize · routinize · protocol · intake
dispassion
Freedom from emotional bias
- indifferenceLack of interest
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- unconcernAbsence of worry
apathy · numbness · disinterest · stoicism · nonattachment · aloofness · distance · coolness · withdrawal · impersonality
depersonalizepersonalize
Adapt for one user
personalise · individualize · individualise · customize · tailor
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