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单词 demonize
释义

demonize

verb

de·​mon·​ize ˈdē-mə-ˌnīz How to pronounce demonize (audio)
demonized; demonizing; demonizes

transitive verb

: to portray (someone or something) as evil or as worthy of contempt or blame : vilify
But the Senate hearings have a broader purpose than exposing I.R.S. sins. They are a central element in a campaign by Congressional Republicans to demonize the tax agency, already the least loved of all Government bureaucracies. John M. Broder
The point is not to demonize business leaders. Their reasons for not hiring make eminent sense, given the incentives of the marketplace and the imperative to remain competitive. Zachary Karabell
Violence in the media has become the whipping boy of choice in these hypocritical times. It's easier to demonize a movie screen than to deal with the thorny issues of crime, racism, drugs, poverty and gun control. Peter Travers
For those who would forge a new environmental ethic, there is a constant temptation to demonize technology and deify nature. Gina Maranto
demonization
ˌdē-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce demonize (audio)
noun
plural demonizations
In the Washington of Clinton and Gingrich, Dole and Buchanan, … the demonization of one's political foes has reached an epic frenzy. Stryker McGuire and David Ansen

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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