demonization

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noun

The act of demonizing.

Similar
demonisation
OriginEnglish demon ← Middle English demon ← Latin daemōn →
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Meanings

noundemonization (countable and uncountable, plural demonizations)

plural demonizations · alternative demonisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act of demonizing.
  2. countableuncountableSomething demonized.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounto represent as diabolically evil

Similar
demonisation
Broader
disapprobationcondemnation
Also see
character assassinationmonsterization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  3. Ancient Greekδαίομαι (daíomai)
  4. Ancient Greekδαίμων (daímōn)
  5. Latindaemōn
  6. Middle Englishdemon
  7. Englishdemon
  8. Englishdemonization

From demon + -ization.

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Translations

Arabic شَيْطَنَة
  • شَيْطَنَة (šayṭana)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Bulgarian демониза́ция
  • демониза́ция (demonizácija)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Chinese Mandarin 妖魔化
  • 妖魔化 (yāomóhuà)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Czech démonizace
  • démonizacethe act of demonizing or something demonized
Finnish demonisointi
  • demonisointithe act of demonizing or something demonized
French diabolisation, démonisation
  • diabolisationthe act of demonizing or something demonized
  • démonisationthe act of demonizing or something demonized
German Dämonisierung, Verteufelung
  • Dämonisierungthe act of demonizing or something demonized
  • Verteufelungthe act of demonizing or something demonized
Greek δαιμονοποίηση
  • δαιμονοποίηση (daimonopoíisi)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Italian demonizzazione
  • demonizzazionethe act of demonizing or something demonized
Japanese 悪魔化
  • 悪魔化 (akumaka)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Korean 악마화
  • 악마화 (angmahwa)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Polish demonizacja
  • demonizacjathe act of demonizing or something demonized
Portuguese demonização
  • demonizaçãothe act of demonizing or something demonized
Romanian demonizare
  • demonizarethe act of demonizing or something demonized
Russian демониза́ция
  • демониза́ция (demonizácija)the act of demonizing or something demonized
Slovak démonizácia
  • démonizáciathe act of demonizing or something demonized
Spanish demonización, satanización
  • demonizaciónthe act of demonizing or something demonized
  • satanizaciónthe act of demonizing or something demonized
Swedish demonisering
  • demoniseringthe act of demonizing or something demonized
Ukrainian демоніза́ція
  • демоніза́ція (demonizácija)the act of demonizing or something demonized

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with demonization

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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