Definitions
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- noun the act of
depersonalizing or the state of beingdepersonalized - noun psychology the
loss of one's sense ofpersonal identity - noun psychiatry A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- noun emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- noun (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
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Examples
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The depersonalization was his subtle way of expressing his low opinion of the individual.
The Alibi Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1999
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The study cites evidence that such isolation can produce “the most extreme forms of psychopathology, such as depersonalization, hallucination, and delusions.”
Primary Sources 2008
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The study cites evidence that such isolation can produce “the most extreme forms of psychopathology, such as depersonalization, hallucination, and delusions.”
Primary Sources 2008
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The study cites evidence that such isolation can produce “the most extreme forms of psychopathology, such as depersonalization, hallucination, and delusions.”
Primary Sources 2008
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We use fancy words like "depersonalization," but what we are really getting down to is a view of too many pieces of society that treats human beings like commodities.
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"Psychological effects include intense visual hallucinations, depersonalization, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image."
Students ordered held in case of suspected drug lab at Georgetown Paul Duggan 2010
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"Psychological effects include intense visual hallucinations, depersonalization, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image."
Students ordered held in case of suspected drug lab at Georgetown Paul Duggan 2010
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"Psychological effects include intense visual hallucinations, depersonalization, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image."
Two students denied bail in suspected GU drug-lab case Paul Duggan 2010
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Getting information from a live person suits me fine, but, with the increasing depersonalization of communications involving commerce, with the endless message menus, I wonder just how much longer that will be possible.
Being Connected « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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"Psychological effects include intense visual hallucinations, depersonalization, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image."
Students ordered held in case of suspected drug lab at Georgetown Paul Duggan 2010
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