Villainization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making somebody into a villain. countable, uncountable

    "The villainization of Dukakis was now complete: damned when he did, and damned when he didn't."

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"The villainization of Dukakis was now complete: damned when he did, and damned when he didn't."

Etymology

From villain + -ization.

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