monsterization
monsterization noun: the transformation of something or someone into a monster, either literally or figuratively.
Noun
monsterization (plural monsterizations)
- The transformation of something or someone into a monster, either literally or figuratively.
- A similar but less spectacular technology of monsterization propels the representation of Islam in England, where the "Saracen threat" never encroached and therefore was always in danger of seeming fantastic and remote.1999, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages, page 132
- Vilification/monsterization denies agency by insisting upon the evil nature of the murderess, thus causing her to lose2003, Belinda Morrissey, When women kill: questions of agency and subjectivity, page 25
- Synonyms:
- demonization, vilification
Synonyms of monsterization
Forms of monsterization
| plural | monsterizations |
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Origin of monsterization
From monster + -ization.
Questions about monsterization
- What does monsterization mean?
- Monsterization means the transformation of something or someone into a monster, either literally or figuratively.
- What part of speech is monsterization?
- Monsterization is a noun.
- What is the plural of monsterization?
- The plural of monsterization is monsterizations.
Words near monsterization in the dictionary
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