Dispersonification

/dɪsˌpɜːrsənɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or process of removing human qualities or personality from something; making something impersonal.

Etymology

From dis- + personification (person + -ification, Latin facere 'to make'). Creates an abstract noun describing the opposite of personification.

Kelly Says

Dispersonification happens in literature when authors deliberately strip characters of personality—think of bureaucrats in dystopian novels like '1984' who become faceless agents of the state.

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