deindividuation
Meanings
noun
- The situation where antinormative behaviour is released in groups in which individuals are not seen or paid attention to as individuals; immersion in a group to the point at which the individual ceases to be seen as such.
Word forms
Etymology
From de- + individuation, first described in 1952 by Leon Festinger and colleagues.
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