Definition of reification

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • reification is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • reification is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • reification is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of reification


  • regarding something abstract as a material thing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hypostatisation
    2. hypostatization
  • representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality (noun)

    Examples

    1. according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual

    Synonyms

    1. depersonalisation
    2. depersonalization

See definition of reification in Merriam Webster