animalization
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an·i·mal·ize
(ăn′ə-mə-līz′)tr.v. an·i·mal·ized, an·i·mal·iz·ing, an·i·mal·iz·es
1. To cause (another) to behave like an animal.
2. To depict or represent in the form of an animal.
an′i·mal·i·za′tion (-mə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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Noun 1. animalization - a depiction in the form of an animal
2. [画像:animalization - an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities]animalization - an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
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