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reification

/ reification /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
"according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual"
Type of:
objectification
Derived:
depersonalize depersonalise objectify
noun Sense 2
regarding something abstract as a material thing
Type of:
objectification
Derived:
reify hypostatize hypostatise
Semantic Complexity
57%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
13
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objectification