demonization
9
7.9
- noun
- /ˌdiːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Literature
:
demonización
- The propaganda of demonization should not cloud what we have to do.
- the demonization of Israel
- isolation and demonization
- Demonization was accompanied
But I, I think of the demonization of a Free Press right now.
- But I, I think of the demonization of a Free Press right now.
- So what are the limits to to demonization?
- But what can we say by way of hope to resist the demonization?
- You can go back to our religious texts for usury laws and for sort of a demonization of money lenders.
- But the, the dangerous part of that belonging, as you point out, is the demonization of the other.
- This is some of the explanation for how you can get, at the same time, adulation and demonization.
- We masculinity and the demonization of two parent families.
- They apply the same divisive horror demonization.
- And they're not, which is all this, the attack on cops, the demonization of police, the you will do what I say.
- And they're not, which is all this, the attack on cops, the demonization of police, that you will do what I say.
- But it's it's it's not that kind of other ring and demonisation does at the moment seem to come from certain parts of the left.
Examples
-
Current American attitudes toward Iran illustrate several consequences that commonly flow from the demonization of a foreign adversary.
Academic text (2013) -
Community members, from fundamentalists to feminists, decried the demonization of these boys.
Academic text (2006) -
But I, I think of the demonization of a Free Press right now.
-
But the, the dangerous part of that belonging, as you point out, is the demonization of the other.
-
And this same type of demonization occurs on the other end of the political spectrum as well.
Academic text (2018) -
The demonization of Saddam went on for five months.
-
I agree with Yancey's recent post that the demonization of the other side is problematic.
Blog text (1) -
The terrible effect of this was the demonization of America's best principles as they applied to racial reform.
Academic text (1998) -
There was a huge, well-funded message machine of conservative anchors and the demonization of the word "liberal."
-
The demonization of certain political figures often leads to a divided society.
Synonyms
6
8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
5
8.4
Unfair criticism that makes someone or their work seem bad
3
8.4
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
1
8.6
A remark or action that unfairly harms someone's reputation
Portraying a person or group as evil to make people dislike them
A comment or action that makes someone feel unimportant
Antonyms
How Negative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word demonization comes from the simple word demon, meaning an evil spirit, plus the part -ize, which means 'to make'. So to demonize someone is to make them look like a demon, and demonization is the act of making a person or group seem 'evil' or wicked.