Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person whose existence is systematically ignored or concealed, especially one whose removal from the attention and memory of the public is sought for reasons of ideological or political deviation.
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- noun Not a real
person ; asubhuman . - noun Not a
legal entity . - noun Something other than a person; an
object .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Being ignored or treated as a nonperson is the worst put-down of all.
CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003
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Being ignored or treated as a nonperson is the worst put-down of all.
CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003
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It’s like I’ve turned into a new person by turning into a nonperson, which is, like … oh, I don’t know—maybe this offers some kind of interesting insight on consumerism and vanity and what dictates who we really are.
Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society Chuck Klosterman 2009
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It’s like I’ve turned into a new person by turning into a nonperson, which is, like … oh, I don’t know—maybe this offers some kind of interesting insight on consumerism and vanity and what dictates who we really are.
Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society Chuck Klosterman 2009
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It’s like I’ve turned into a new person by turning into a nonperson, which is, like … oh, I don’t know—maybe this offers some kind of interesting insight on consumerism and vanity and what dictates who we really are.
Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society Chuck Klosterman 2009
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It’s like I’ve turned into a new person by turning into a nonperson, which is, like … oh, I don’t know—maybe this offers some kind of interesting insight on consumerism and vanity and what dictates who we really are.
Three Stories Involving Pants Chuck Klosterman 2007
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I think that’s part of the problem in my opinion and it does go to the issue of a person being rendered a nonperson which is another issue that others have raised that I agree with.
The Ashley Treatment: A Feminist and Disability Rights Issue? 2007
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The true danger of surrendering to a life in service lay in the insidious temptation to accept the status of nonperson.
What the Help Really Saw Elizabeth Lowry 2012
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He is neither a male nor a female, a person nor a nonperson, physical nor nonphysical, old nor young... the list goes on.
Richard Schiffman: How The Placebo Effect Proves That God Exists Richard Schiffman 2012
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He is neither a male nor a female, a person nor a nonperson, physical nor nonphysical, old nor young... the list goes on.
Richard Schiffman: How The Placebo Effect Proves That God Exists Richard Schiffman 2012
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