Demonize Meaning in English

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释义

To portray someone or something as evil, dangerous, or very bad, often in an exaggerated or unfair way.

用法与细微差别

'Demonize' is mostly formal or neutral in tone, often used in discussions about media, politics, or public opinion. Common patterns: 'demonize a group', 'demonize someone for something'. It implies unfair negativity, not just criticism.

• Spanish: demonizar
• Portuguese (BR): demonizar
• Portuguese (PT): demonizar
• Chinese (Simplified): 妖魔化
• Chinese (Traditional): 妖魔化
• Hindi: राक्षस बनाना - बुरे रूप में प्रस्तुत करना
• Arabic: يشيطن
• Bengali: খলচরিত্র হিসেবে উপস্থাপন করা - অপদেবতা-বিশেষভাবে চিত্রিত করা
• Russian: демонизировать
• Japanese: 悪者に仕立て上げる - 悪魔化する
• Vietnamese: bôi xấu - vu khống như kẻ xấu xa
• Korean: 악마화하다 - 나쁘게 몰다
• Turkish: şeytanlaştırmak
• Urdu: شیطان بنانا - بدنام کرنا
• Indonesian: menggambarkan sebagai jahat - mendemonisasi

例句

Some people demonize video games without understanding them.

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Politicians often demonize their opponents.

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Instead of trying to demonize everyone we disagree with, we should listen to their reasons.

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That movie really demonizes people who live in big cities.

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The news sometimes demonizes certain groups of people.

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It's not fair to demonize an entire profession because of a few bad actors.

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