Demonization
noun
The action of making someone or something seem evil or bad to others.
The demonization of immigrants in the media has led to increasing social tension.
Often appears as...
- demonization of immigrants
- political demonization
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Disapproving
noun
To represent as evil to the general public, especially for a political reason.
The political campaign led to the demonization of the opposing candidate.
Often appears as...
- demonization of opposition
- political demonization
Usage tips
Disapproving
Political
noun
The action of making someone or something seem evil or bad to others.
The demonization of immigrants in the media has led to increasing social tension.
Often appears as...
- demonization of immigrants
- political demonization
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
To represent as evil to the general public, especially for a political reason.
The political campaign led to the demonization of the opposing candidate.
Often appears as...
- demonization of opposition
- political demonization
Usage tips
Disapproving
Political
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Demonization involves spreading intense dislike or hate towards someone or something.
Celebrities often face demonization in tabloids.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Demonization is usually figurative, not implying someone is an actual demon or evil being.
The demonization of soda as liquid candy is a health campaign strategy.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Influence
Media often plays a role in spreading demonization. Be critical of sources.
A news outlet’s demonization of a politician can influence public opinion.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Demonization involves spreading intense dislike or hate towards someone or something.
Celebrities often face demonization in tabloids.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Demonization is usually figurative, not implying someone is an actual demon or evil being.
The demonization of soda as liquid candy is a health campaign strategy.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Influence
Media often plays a role in spreading demonization. Be critical of sources.
A news outlet’s demonization of a politician can influence public opinion.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Demonization involves spreading intense dislike or hate towards someone or something.
Celebrities often face demonization in tabloids.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Demonization is usually figurative, not implying someone is an actual demon or evil being.
The demonization of soda as liquid candy is a health campaign strategy.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Influence
Media often plays a role in spreading demonization. Be critical of sources.
A news outlet’s demonization of a politician can influence public opinion.
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A Black man goes...
trying to portray me as something that I'm not, some kind of thug or gangster, a menace to society. Unexpected compassion. Wow. Now, listen, the historical source of the demonization of black males and white males
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A Black man goes...
trying to portray me as something that I'm not, some kind of thug or gangster, a menace to society. Unexpected compassion. Wow. Now, listen, the historical source of the demonization of black males and white males
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Edmund White
American Novelist
I lived through the Fifties in the Midwest when everything that was happening - the repression of homosexuality, for instance, the demonization of the Left, the giggly, soporific ordinariness of adolescence, the stone-deafness to the social injustice all around us - seemed not only unobjectionable but also nonexistent.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Let me be clear: I unequivocally support a two-state solution as the path to resolution of the Israel and Palestinian conflict, with Israel as the national homeland for the Jewish people. Moreover, I reject the demonization and de-legitimization of Israel represented by the BDS narrative and campaign.
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Linda Sanchez
American Politician
I feel sometimes that there's this sense that people are poor because they want to be, or they're working-class because they want to be or because they don't work hard enough. I feel like there's this demonization of working people in general, but specifically definitely labor union members.
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Jonathan Haidt
American Psychologist
When you hear someone criticize a policy on the other side, that's fine. But when you start hearing motive-mongering and demonization, stand up to it just as you would if it were something that was racist or sexist. If we avoid the demonization, disagreements can be positive.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable.
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
Discourse has ended in America. It's all just shouting and ranting and demonization. Do you know how the rest of the world laughs at you guys? Have you got any idea? They're just rocking with laughter night and day.
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Liam Cunningham
Irish Actor
The demonization of people who don't have a voice is particularly despicable, and the only thing we can do in our own little way is hold a mirror up to society and kind of say we're better than that.
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Tavis Smiley
American Author
We - again, the, the, the, the bastardization and the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that is not the answer.
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Maz Jobrani
American Comedian
When you have demonization of a group of people, it's easy to clump them all together and not understand them.
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Ziad Doueiri
Lebanese Director
The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.
Quote examples
Edmund White
American Novelist
I lived through the Fifties in the Midwest when everything that was happening - the repression of homosexuality, for instance, the demonization of the Left, the giggly, soporific ordinariness of adolescence, the stone-deafness to the social injustice all around us - seemed not only unobjectionable but also nonexistent.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Let me be clear: I unequivocally support a two-state solution as the path to resolution of the Israel and Palestinian conflict, with Israel as the national homeland for the Jewish people. Moreover, I reject the demonization and de-legitimization of Israel represented by the BDS narrative and campaign.
Quote examples
Linda Sanchez
American Politician
I feel sometimes that there's this sense that people are poor because they want to be, or they're working-class because they want to be or because they don't work hard enough. I feel like there's this demonization of working people in general, but specifically definitely labor union members.
Quote examples
Jonathan Haidt
American Psychologist
When you hear someone criticize a policy on the other side, that's fine. But when you start hearing motive-mongering and demonization, stand up to it just as you would if it were something that was racist or sexist. If we avoid the demonization, disagreements can be positive.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable.
Quote examples
Felix Dennis
British Publisher
Discourse has ended in America. It's all just shouting and ranting and demonization. Do you know how the rest of the world laughs at you guys? Have you got any idea? They're just rocking with laughter night and day.
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Liam Cunningham
Irish Actor
The demonization of people who don't have a voice is particularly despicable, and the only thing we can do in our own little way is hold a mirror up to society and kind of say we're better than that.
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Tavis Smiley
American Author
We - again, the, the, the, the bastardization and the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that is not the answer.
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Maz Jobrani
American Comedian
When you have demonization of a group of people, it's easy to clump them all together and not understand them.
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Ziad Doueiri
Lebanese Director
The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.
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