An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities

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Animalization is the fourth American album by British R&B group The Animals . It has a track listing somewhat similar to the British album Animalisms . The album, which reached #20 on the US Billboard album chart , included three US Top 40 singles. It was ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Animalization \An`i*mal*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. animalisation.] The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. --Owen.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of animalize; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. 2 Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a depiction in the form of an animal an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities [syn: brutalization , brutalisation , animalisation ]