objectification

English

Etymology

From object +‎ -ification, following objectify.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒbˌd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃʌn/

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Noun

objectification (countable and uncountable, plural objectifications)

1. The act or process of objectifying something intangible.

   Synonyms: objectivization, reification, thingification

2. The act or process of objectifying someone.

   Hyponym: self-objectification

Derived terms

• overobjectification
• reobjectification
• self-objectification

Related terms

• objectified (adjective)
• objectivized (adjective)

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Mandarin: 物化 (zh) (wùhuà), 客體化 / 客体化 (kètǐhuà), 對象化 / 对象化 (duìxiànghuà) French: objectification (fr) f Galician: cosificación f German: Objektifizierung f, Verdinglichung f Hebrew: החפצה (he) f (hakhpatsa) Japanese: 対象化 (たいしょうか, taishō-ka); 物化，モノ化 (ものか, mono-ka); 客体化 (きゃくたいか, kyakutai-ka); 物象化 (ぶっしょうか, busshō-ka) Portuguese: coisificação (pt) f, reificação (pt) f, objetificação f Spanish: cosificación (es) f, objetificación f Swedish: objektifiering (sv) c Tagalog: obhetipikasyon

See also

• sexualization