deanthropomorphization
English
editEtymology
editFrom deanthropomorphize + -ation.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /diːˌænθɹəpə(ʊ)ˌmɔːfaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, [-fɪ-]
- (General American) IPA(key): /diˌænθɹəpəˌmɔfaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, [-fɪ-]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: de‧an‧thro‧po‧mor‧phiz‧at‧ion
Noun
editdeanthropomorphization (usually uncountable, plural deanthropomorphizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)
- The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in character or form.
- 1902, William James, “Lecture XX: Conclusions”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 498:
- Pure anachronism! says the survival theory;—anachronism for which deanthropomorphization of the imagination is the remedy required.
Alternative forms
edit- deanthropomorphisation (British spelling)