Definitions
to portray someone or something as evil
Word origin
From Medieval Latin daemonizō, from daemon + -izō. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”). By surface analysis, demon + -ize.
Used in a sentence
“He calls for a “massive, urgent recruitment effort,” which is a fine idea, but one that’s likely to be futile unless we stop demonizing teachers and start paying them fairly.”
“It brags “we can replace them”—and gaslights and demonizes those who notice and object to being replaced.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Portray as evil”8 letters
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