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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"
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.
As a cigarette and pipe smoker, I am fed up with the demonization of smoking.
It successfully counters the continuous process of demonization of Arab media.
 
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