unperson meaning

UK US

unperson (noun): a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons).

Definition of unperson

  1. 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

    Synonyms: nonperson

    Type of: person

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ON · 8-letter words

More about unperson on Wikipedia.