Definition of "nonperson" []

• A person whose existence is systematically ignored or concealed, especially one whose removal from the attention and memory of the public is sought for reasons of ideological or political deviation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Being ignored or treated as a nonperson is the worst put-down of all."
• "It’s like I’ve turned into a new person by turning into a nonperson, which is, like … oh, I don’t know—maybe this offers some kind of interesting insight on consumerism and vanity and what dictates who we really are."
• "I think that’s part of the problem in my opinion and it does go to the issue of a person being rendered a nonperson which is another issue that others have raised that I agree with."