Hollywoodization

noun

The act, process, or result of Hollywoodizing.

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Hollywoodification
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Meanings

nounHollywoodization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act, process, or result of Hollywoodizing.

    The Hollywoodization of crypto is a moral disaster.

    2021 October 7, Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman, “The Scam My Fellow Celebrities Should Stop Promoting”, in Slate Magazine
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    [D]ying dramatic arts like Kabuki and No (or Noh) that have existed for years [...] are falling by the wayside because of the onslaught of VCRs and the Hollywoodization of the dramatic arts.

    1996, Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, “Drama & Film of the World”, in World Access: The Handbook for Citizens of the Earth, New York, N.Y.: Fireside, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 379, column 2

    Synonyms: Hollywoodification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act, process, or result of Hollywoodizing.

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Hollywoodification
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hollywoodification

Origin

From Hollywood + -ization or Hollywoodize + -ation.

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APA

Hollywoodization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollywoodization

MLA

“Hollywoodization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollywoodization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hollywoodization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollywoodization.

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