UNPERSON

nonperson, unperson

(noun) a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); “the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration”; “George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

unperson (plural unpersons or unpeople)

A human who has been stripped of rights, identity or humanity.

Verb

unperson (third-person singular simple present unpersons, present participle unpersoning, simple past and past participle unpersoned)

(transitive) To strip (a human being) of rights, identity or humanity.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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DIRECTIONALITY

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