demonize
verb (used with object)
to misrepresent (someone or something) as thoroughly evil or contemptible; malign.
has demonized
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present perfectof demonize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2022
Wraight told Pusey that ongoing media coverage of the case showed that the “public has demonized you.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2021
“Given what we have right now, I think it’s an excellent way to change the narrative, the narrative that has demonized immigrants for so long.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
“He has demonized people who are successful,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2012
Lindh has access to newspapers and rues the way he feels the media has demonized Islam.
From Time Magazine Archive
