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demonization

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de·mon·ize  (dm-nz)
tr.v. de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing, de·mon·iz·es
1. To turn into or as if into a demon.
2. To possess by or as if by a demon.
3. To represent as evil or diabolic: wartime propaganda that demonizes the enemy.
demon·i·zation (-m-n-zshn) n.
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Noun1.demonization - to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies"
demonisation
condemnation, disapprobation - an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"


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Some believe that Yasser Arafat did concede the point in order to buy his ticket out of the wilderness of demonization and earn the right to be lectured directly by the Americans.
A moral judgment by Whitbeck, John V. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
As a cigarette and pipe smoker, I am fed up with the demonization of smoking.
PUBLIC FORUM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It successfully counters the continuous process of demonization of Arab media.
Lynch, Marc. Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, Al-Jazeera and ... by Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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