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View definitions for demonize

demonize

verb as in turn into an evil spirit

Strongest match

  • diabolize
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She equated women openly refusing to date Trump supporters to those mythical misandrists who "demonize men altogether."

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During election season, expect to hear Republicans peddle falsehoods about abortion to discredit it and demonize the people who provide or support it.

“As long as I’m governor of Minnesota, we’ll be a state that respects democracy, a place where we’re proud of our civic debate and where we don’t demonize people who disagree with us,” Walz said.

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Anti-abortion leaders relentlessly demonize these women, calling them liars or worse.

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I get it: they’re easy to demonize, especially if you’re a liberal or leftist news junkie living on the Upper West Side of New York or in Takoma Park, Maryland, or Cambridge, Massachusetts; you read the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, or Politico; and your Monday nights are built around watching Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart.

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