to deglamorize
- verb
- /dɪˈɡlæməˌraɪz/
- US
:
desmitificar
- Is there anything that you've ever hit upon that helps to deglamorize war in the minds of especially young men?
Examples
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Parents can deglamorize social media by discussing its impact on mental health with their children.
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The problem was not simply that these films' "visceral vision" trafficked more in feelings than in facts: in many cases their depictions of war's reality were artfully employed not to deglamorize and decry war per se, but to suggest that the horror was peculiar to one war in particular, Vietnam, and that it was the consequence of strictly American behavior, policy, and attitudes.
Academic text (1992) -
In the past several years, the military has sought to deglamorize alcohol use, decrease the ease of availability, and strictly enforce DWI laws and other rules and regulations regarding alcohol-related infringements.
Academic text (1992) -
Deglamorized, with glasses and a receding hairline, Law makes for a composed and accessible Karenin who's not too priggish and boring.
Blog text (19) -
To deglamorize celebrity culture, the documentary focused on the negative effects of fame on personal lives.
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The campaign aimed to deglamorize smoking by highlighting the severe long-term health consequences.
Synonyms
89
4.7
Make a person or thing seem less important
Make something seem less special or exciting than before
To make something less enjoyable or impressive
To remove decorations to make something look simpler
To make something ordinary and dull, without imagination
Make something look bad and spoil its appearance
Antonyms
- US
12
5.8
To make someone or something look more attractive and exciting than they really are
How Glamorous
- US
44
3.7
59
5.3
18
5.2
7
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deglamorize starts with de- meaning 'remove' and the rest comes from glamour meaning 'beauty' or 'charm'. So to deglamorize something is to take away its glamour and make it seem less exciting or attractive.