reification

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noun

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