1. a person whose existence is denied or ignored, especially by a government or authority
Usage: from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’

1. to treat someone as if they do not exist; to erase someone from official records or recognition
Usage: transitive

Examples

• In the dystopian novel, dissidents became unpersons overnight.
• The regime made him an unperson, removing all traces of his existence.
• Historical records were altered to unperson the fallen leader.
• She felt like an unperson after being ostracized by her community.
• The government attempted to unperson the whistleblower.
• Critics feared the new policy would unperson certain groups.
• The concept of the unperson reflects totalitarian control over truth.