reification
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 • Syn: depersonalization, depersonalisation • Derivationally related forms: depersonalise (for: depersonalisation), depersonalize (for: depersonalization) • Hypernyms: objectification 2. regarding something abstract as a material thing • Syn: hypostatization, hypostatisation • Derivationally related forms: reify, hypostatise (for: hypostatisation), hypostatize (for: hypostatization) • Hypernyms: objectification
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