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Pronunciation / Transliteration: demonizar
"Los medios tienden a demonizar a los oponentes políticos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To portray or regard as a demon or evil.
"The media tends to demonize political opponents to sway public opinion." - 2
To make someone or something seem wicked or evil.
"In the debate, both sides attempted to demonize each other's arguments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'demon' via Late Latin 'daemon' and Greek 'daimōn', combined with the English suffix '-ize' (from Greek '-izein') during the 16th century. Originally referring to possession by a demon, its semantic scope broadened significantly by the 20th century to metaphorically describe portraying someone or something as wicked, threatening, or subhuman.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demonize" is said worldwide
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diaboliser
Transliteration: diaboliser
"Les médias ont tendance à diaboliser les opposants politiques."
dämonisieren
Transliteration: dämonisieren
"Die Medien neigen dazu, politische Gegner zu dämonisieren."
demonizzare
Transliteration: demonizzare
"I media tendono a demonizzare gli avversari politici."
demonizar
Transliteration: demonizar
"Los medios tienden a demonizar a los oponentes políticos."
demonizar
Transliteration: demonizar
"Os meios de comunicação tendem a demonizar os oponentes políticos."
दानव बनाना
Transliteration: daanav banana
"मीडिया राजनीतिक विरोधियों को दानव बनाना पसंद करता है।"
妖魔化
Transliteration: yāomóhuà
"媒体倾向于妖魔化政治对手。"
악마화하다
Transliteration: akmahwahada
"미디어는 정치적 반대자를 악마화하는 경향이 있다."
悪魔化する
Transliteration: akumakasu
"メディアは政治的対立者を悪魔化する傾向がある。"
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