Demonize

Synonyms for "demonize" (83 found)

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Translations

41 translations across 26 languages.

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Belarusian

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  • дэманізаваць verb (describe or represent as evil)

Bulgarian

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  • демонизирам verb (turn into a demon)

Catalan

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  • demonitzar verb (describe or represent as evil)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 妖魔化 verb (describe or represent as evil)

Czech

1 entries
  • démonizovat verb (describe or represent as evil)

Dutch

1 entries
  • demoniseren verb (describe or represent as evil)

Estonian

1 entries
  • kurjaks vaimuks muutma verb (turn into a demon)

Finnish

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  • demonisoida verb (describe or represent as evil)
  • muuttaa demoniksi verb (turn into a demon)
  • muuttaa pahoialseksi verb (turn into a demon)

French

3 entries
  • diaboliser verb (turn into a demon)
  • diaboliser verb (describe or represent as evil)
  • démoniser verb (turn into a demon)

Galician

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  • demonizar verb (describe or represent as evil)

German

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  • dämonisieren verb (turn into a demon)
  • dämonisieren verb (describe or represent as evil)
  • verteufeln verb (describe or represent as evil)

Greek

2 entries
  • δαιμονοποιώ verb (turn into a demon)
  • δαιμονοποιώ verb (describe or represent as evil)

Hindi

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  • असुरीकरण verb (describe or represent as evil)

Indonesian

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  • ibliskan verb (describe or represent as evil)

Italian

2 entries
  • demonizzare verb (turn into a demon)
  • demonizzare verb (describe or represent as evil)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 悪魔化 verb (describe or represent as evil)

Northern Kurdish

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  • dêw kirin verb (turn into a demon)

Polish

3 entries
  • demonizować verb (turn into a demon)
  • demonizować verb (describe or represent as evil)
  • diabolizować verb (describe or represent as evil)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • demonizar verb (describe or represent as evil)

Romanian

2 entries
  • demoniza verb (turn into a demon)
  • demoniza verb (describe or represent as evil)

Russian

2 entries
  • демонизи́ровать verb (turn into a demon)
  • демонизи́ровать verb (describe or represent as evil)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • demonizovati verb (turn into a demon)
  • демонизовати verb (turn into a demon)

Spanish

1 entries
  • demonizar verb (describe or represent as evil)

Swedish

2 entries
  • demonisera verb (describe or represent as evil)
  • svärta ned verb (turn into a demon)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • демонізо́вувати verb (describe or represent as evil)
  • демонізува́ти verb (describe or represent as evil)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • biến thành quỷ verb (turn into a demon)

Sample sentences

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When you demonize the indigenous people of some land, people from other countries would not question the occupation of their land or even their extermination. Brand them as "savage" or "terrorists", and nobody would question the confiscation of their land.

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A racist society tends to demonize other societies.

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A sociopath would idealize you one minute and demonize you the next minute.

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New York Times op ed writers constantly demonize trans people, leading to real-world violence, then cry crocodile tears about writers being "demonized" when they're called out for it.

Source: tatoeba (11541563)

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