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(psychology) to view as a group rather than as an individual; to remove societal norms that shape individual behavior; to remove or reduce individually identifying information.
"Although the work ethic is valued positively in our society, the “workaholic” stereotype deindividuates all members of a group, those who conform as well as those who rebel."
Use deindividuate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deindividuate means (psychology) to view as a group rather than as an individual; to remove societal norms that shape individual behavior; to remove or reduce individually identifying information.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Although the work ethic is valued positively in our society, the “workaholic” stereotype deindividuates all members of a group, those who conform as well as those who rebel."
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