Objectifications

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of treating a person as an object without regard to their dignity or individuality
2. A process that reduces someone to mere utility, often focusing solely on physical attributes
3. The practice of viewing others through a lens that emphasizes their usefulness or appearance rather than their humanity

Etymology: Objectifications is simply the plural of objectification, so its history is that of the single noun. That noun is built from "object" plus the suffix "-ification", which turns a verb into a noun of process, as in "classification" or "simplification". Objectification therefore follows the verb "objectify", which means to make something into an object or to regard a thing or person as an object. The plural form, used when speaking of several instances of this treatment, shares that same meaning: each one is a case of reducing a person to a mere thing.

Synonyms: materializations, representations

Antonyms: subjectification