HyperDic: unperson

English > 1 sense of the word unperson:
NOUNperson unperson, nonpersona person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights
English > unperson: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons).
Example "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons"
Synonymnonperson
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
Spanishunperson
Catalanunperson

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