Individuation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

discriminating the individual from the generic group or species

the quality of being individual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndᵻvˌɪdʒuːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪvˌɪdjuːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪvˌɪdjuːˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndᵻvˌɪdʒuːˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

individualism individuality individualization individualisation

Antonyms

commonality

Parts of Speech

noun	discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
noun	the quality of being individual “so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality”

Word Forms

individualize	verb	make or mark or treat as individual
individualise	verb	make or mark or treat as individual
individuate	verb	give individual character to
individual	adjective	being or characteristic of a single thing or person
individualistic	adjective	marked by or expressing individuality
individualist	noun	a person who pursues independent thought or action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Individualisierung

Unterscheidung des Individuums von der generischen Gruppe oder Art

🇪🇸Spanish

individuación

discriminar al individuo del grupo genérico o especie

🇮🇹Italian

individuazione

discriminare l’individuo dal gruppo o dalla specie generica

🇳🇱Dutch

individuatie

het onderscheiden van het individu van de generieke groep of soort

🇵🇹Portuguese

individuação

discriminando o indivíduo do grupo genérico ou espécie

🇷🇺Russian

индивидуация

выделение особи из родовой группы или вида

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यक्तित्व

व्यक्ति को सामान्य समूह या प्रजाति से अलग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যক্তিত্ব

সাধারণ গোষ্ঠী বা প্রজাতি থেকে ব্যক্তিকে বৈষম্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்துவம்

பொதுவான குழு அல்லது இனங்களில் இருந்து தனிநபரை பாகுபடுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యక్తిత్వం

సాధారణ సమూహం లేదా జాతుల నుండి వ్యక్తిని వివక్ష చూపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यक्तित्व

जेनेरिक गट किंवा प्रजाती पासून व्यक्ती भेदभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યક્તિત્વ

સામાન્ય જૂથ અથવા જાતિઓથી વ્યક્તિનો ભેદભાવ કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಗುಂಪು ಅಥವಾ ಜಾತಿಯಿಂದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತಾರತಮ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തിത്വം

ജനറിക് ഗ്രൂപ്പിൽ നിന്നോ സ്പീഷീസിൽ നിന്നോ വ്യക്തിയെ വിവേചനം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ

ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਮ ਸਮੂਹ ਜਾਂ ਸਪੀਸੀਜ਼ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਤਕਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انفرادیت

فرد کو عام گروپ یا پرجاتیوں سے امتیاز کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

个性化

将个体与一般群体或物种区分开来

🇯🇵Japanese

個性化

一般的なグループまたは種から個人を区別する

🇰🇷Korean

개성화

일반 집단이나 종으로부터 개인을 구별하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cá biệt hóa

phân biệt cá thể với nhóm hoặc loài chung

🇹🇭Thai

การระบุตัวตน

แยกแยะบุคคลจากกลุ่มทั่วไปหรือสายพันธุ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

individuasi

membedakan individu dari kelompok generik atau spesies

🇵🇭Filipino

indibidwalasyon

diskriminasyon sa indibidwal mula sa generic na grupo o species

🇲🇾Malay

individuasi

mendiskriminasi individu daripada kumpulan atau spesies generik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفرد

تمييز الفرد عن المجموعة العامة أو النوع

🇮🇷Persian

تشخص

تمایز فرد از گروه یا گونه های عمومی

🇹🇷Turkish

bireyleşme

Bireyi jenerik grup veya türden ayırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

אינדיבידואציה

אפליה של הפרט מהקבוצה הגנרית או המין

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What is the primary definition of the word 'individuation'?

The primary meaning of 'individuation' is 'discriminating the individual from the generic group or species'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'individuation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'individuation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'individuation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'individuation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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