villanization

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noun

The act, or an instance, of villanizing.

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Meanings

nounvillanization (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe act, or an instance, of villanizing.

    He effectively balanced his dichotomous view between the extreme of naive idealization of Americans and their culture and villanization of the United States.

    1994, Mary M. Hirthe, Memories are made of this: R.W. Fassbinder's BRD-Trilogy as decadent history

Origin

From villanize + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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