"deindividuate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: deindividuates [present, singular, third-person], deindividuating [participle, present], deindividuated [participle, past], deindividuated [past]
Etymology: de- + individuate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|individuate}} de- + individuate Head templates: {{en-verb}} deindividuate (third-person singular simple present deindividuates, present participle deindividuating, simple past and past participle deindividuated)
  1. (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 Categories (topical): Psychology Derived forms: deindividuation
    Sense id: en-deindividuate-en-verb-kdTcnf7L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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