demonize
verb (used with object)
to misrepresent (someone or something) as thoroughly evil or contemptible; malign.
had demonized
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past perfectof demonize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Many miscarriages of justice attract attention, but the jogger case convictions had drawn particular scrutiny because of the speed and ferocity with which the news media and others had demonized the teenagers before trial.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
When he writes about realizing that it was not merely his policies that the Tea Party had demonized, but him personally, his sentences are edged with an elusive quality, something detached and impenetrable.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
The local press in Monroe County and Mobile had demonized Walter and had defiantly maintained that his conviction was reliable and his execution necessary.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
