Deindividuate

/ˌdiːɪnˈdɪvɪdʒuˌeɪt/ verb

Definition

To cause someone to lose their sense of individual identity, usually through group dynamics or anonymity.

Etymology

From 'de-' (reversal) plus 'individuate', from Latin 'individuus'. This psychological term was coined to describe how group membership can erase individual self-awareness and moral restraint.

Kelly Says

Online anonymity can deindividuate people—without faces or real names, people say things they'd never say in public, which is why moderators worry about troll behavior in comments sections.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የアイデンቲቲ አንድነትን አጥፍ
ye-a-i-den-ti-ti an-din-et-n a-tif
ARالعربية
فقدان الهوية الفردية
fa-qad al-huwiya al-far-di-ya
BNবাংলা
স্বতন্ত্রতা হারানো
s-w-tan-tra-ta ha-ra-no
CACatalà
desindividualitzar
des-in-di-vi-du-a-li-tzar
CSČeština
odstranit individualitu
od-stran-it in-di-vi-du-a-li-tu
DADansk
afindividualisere
af-in-di-vi-du-a-li-se-re
DEDeutsch
Entindividualisieren
ent-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
απομονώσει
a-po-mo-no-sei
ESEspañol
desindividualizar
des-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-zar
FAفارسی
فردگرایی را از بین بردن
far-de-grai-i ra az bin bar-den
FISuomi
yhdistyttää
yh-di-sty-tyä
FRFrançais
déindividualiser
deh-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-zer
GUGU
ભાગ ભાગ કરવું
bhaag bhaag kar-vuun
HAHA
haɗaɗi
ha-da-di
HEעברית
לנטרל את האישיות
le-ne-tral et ha-ish-i-ut
HIहिन्दी
व्यक्तिगतता को खोना
vyakti-gat-ta ko khona
HUMagyar
egyénivé teszi
egy-éni-vé tesz-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan individualitas
men-ghi-la-kan in-di-vi-du-a-li-tas
IGIG
gbuo n'egbuo
g-boo oh-g-boo
ITItaliano
desindividualizzare
des-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-zzare
JA日本語
集団化を阻害する
shudan-ka-wo-sa-ga-i-suru
KKKK
кішілікке бөліну
ki-shi-likke bo-li-nu
KMKM
ប្ដេជ្ញា មិនមែនជាអ្នកឯង
bp-te-jnya min ma-en chea a-nork a-ek
KO한국어
개인성을 상실하게 하다
gae-in-seong-eul sang-sil-ha-ge ha-da
MRMR
व्यक्तित्वाचे नुकसान
vyak-ti-tva-che nu-ka-san
MSBahasa Melayu
hilangkan individualiti
hil-an-kan in-di-vi-du-a-li-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူများ တစ်ယောက် တစ်ယောက် တွဲဖက်
pyi-thoo-ma-yar tit-yau-kut tit-yau-kut twe-pe-khat
NLNederlands
individualiteit ontnemen
in-di-vi-du-a-li-teit on-te-men
NONorsk
avindividualisere
ah-vin-di-vi-du-a-li-se-re
PAPA
ਇੱਕ ਏਕਤਾ
ik ek-ta
PLPolski
oddzielać od indywidualności
od-dzielać od in-di-vi-du-al-no-ści
PTPortuguês
desindividualizar
des-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-zar
RORomână
a dezindividualiza
a deh-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-za
RUРусский
деиндивидуализировать
deh-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-zi-ro-vat
SVSvenska
avindividualisera
ah-vin-di-vi-du-a-li-se-ra
SWKiswahili
kuondosha utambulisho
koo-on-dosh-a oo-tam-bu-li-sho
TAதமிழ்
குணம் இழக்க
ku-nam i-zha-kka
TEతెలుగు
స్వతంత్రతను కోల్పోవు
s-w-tan-tra-tanu kol-po-vu
THไทย
ทำให้สูญเสียความเป็นตัวตน
thae-ma suo-n-see kwahm-pen to-ton
TLTL
alisin ang pagka-isa
a-li-sin ang pag-ka-i-sa
TRTürkçe
bireyselliği ortadan kaldırmak
bi-rey-sel-li-ği or-ta-dan kar-dır-mak
UKУкраїнська
деіндивідуалізувати
deh-in-di-vi-doo-a-li-zu-vat
URاردو
خوِش کی شناخت کو کھو دینا
khoosh ki sha-na-kat ko kho d-e-na
VITiếng Việt
làm mất tính cá nhân
lam mat tinh ca nhan
YOYO
ṣeṣe àwọn ẹ̀kọ̀
she-she aw-on eh-ko
ZH中文
使人失去身份感
shǐ rén shīqù shēnfèn gǎn
ZUZU
ukuthula izinhlobo
koo-thoo-la iz-in-hlo-bo

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