1. present participle of depersonalize; to strip of personal qualities, individuality, or human characteristics
Usage: commonly used in psychology and sociology contexts

1. tending to remove or reduce personal identity, warmth, or individual character
Usage: descriptive use; often applied to systems, environments, or experiences

Examples

• The large bureaucracy had a depersonalizing effect on employees.
• Mass production can be depersonalizing for workers who perform repetitive tasks.
• She felt the depersonalizing nature of online interactions.
• The hospital's depersonalizing procedures made patients feel like numbers rather than people.
• Social media algorithms are sometimes criticized for depersonalizing human connection.
• Working in a cubicle farm felt depersonalizing to him.
• The depersonalizing aspects of modern technology concern many sociologists.