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monstering

British

/ ˈmɒnstərɪŋ /

noun

informal a severe reprimand or scolding; highly critical verbal attack

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Madeleine McCann's father is calling for greater scrutiny of the UK's media, saying that his family was subjected to "monstering" by sections of the press.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

They found something, but only after a desperately passive first Test and a monstering by their rugby public.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

“Many of these people haven’t met a trans person, and the monstering and caricaturing is not based on reality,” McConnell says.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2019

“He came back and he was monstering folks,” Brunner says in the documentary.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 4, 2016

You failed no one—monsters are the ones who do the monstering, not you.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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