NONPERSON
Dictionary entry overview: What does nonperson mean? • NONPERSON (noun)
The noun NONPERSON has 1 sense:
1. a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons)
Familiarity information: NONPERSON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NONPERSON (noun)
Meaning:
A person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nonperson; unperson
Context examples:
the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration / George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons
Hypernyms ("nonperson" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
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