Associations to the word «Unperson»

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Wiktionary

UNPERSON, noun. A human who has been stripped of rights, identity or humanity.

Dictionary definition

UNPERSON, noun. A person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons".

Wise words

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