animalization
/ˌænɪməlɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of making someone or something behave like an animal, or treating them as if they were an animal.
- The novel explores the animalization of prisoners in a harsh system.
- Some critics argue that violent video games lead to the animalization of players.
- The animalization of the enemy in propaganda makes it easier to justify war.
- The act of representing or describing something in animal form.
- In many ancient myths, the animalization of gods was common.
- The artist's animalization of human emotions gives the paintings a surreal quality.
- Children's stories often use the animalization of characters to teach lessons.
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