Deindividuation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deindividuation is a noun meaning (psychology) The situation where antinormative behaviour is released in groups in which individuals are not seen or paid attention to as individuals; immersion in a group to the point at which the individual ceases to be seen as such.
Meaning
(psychology) The situation where antinormative behaviour is released in groups in which individuals are not seen or paid attention to as individuals; immersion in a group to the point at which the individual ceases to be seen as such.
Example Sentences
Digital media allow almost unlimited opportunity for wilful deindividuation. They almost require it. The implications of those liberties, of the ubiquity of anonymity and the language of the crowd, are only beginning to be felt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disindividualization, disindividualisation, depersonalization, disinvolvement, deidentification, individualism.
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