English Explanatory Dictionary

niggerization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The usually systematic act of dehumanizing people, especially black people.
  2. The act or process of exposing or subjecting to black people or their influence.

Word forms

niggerization niggerisation

Etymology

From nigger + -ization. First use of the sense meaning dehumanization appears c. 1969 in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Synonyms

niggeration

Antonyms

deniggerization
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