Nonperson
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɒnpɜː(ɹ)sən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonperson is a noun meaning Not a real person; a subhuman.
Meaning
Not a real person; a subhuman.
More Meanings
- Something other than a person; an object.
Example Sentences
No nonperson is psychologically indistinguishable from you.
Arguably, what is so hateful about a hate crime is that it is an attempt by some individual or group to treat a Person as a Nonperson.
As all lives must end, do you prefer to die as a nonperson, forgotten in a nursing home and totally stripped of dignity and independence?
Taken together, all the results suggested that discrimination of person from nonperson slides was not controlled by an obvious single stimulus feature.
Word Forms
- nonpersons
- nonpeople
Synonyms for nonperson
Depending on context, synonyms include subhuman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiperson, infrahuman, nonhuman, nonhumanoid, non-entity, non-human.
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