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villainisation

villainisation is the alternative form of villainization.

Meaning of villainization

Noun

villainization (countable and uncountable, plural villainizations)

  1. The process of making somebody into a villain.
    • The villainization of Dukakis was now complete: damned when he did, and damned when he didn't.2000, John E. McDonough, Experiencing Politics, page 137

Questions about villainisation

What is villainisation the alternative form of?
Villainisation is the alternative form of villainization.

Words near villainisation in the dictionary

  1. villainess
  2. villainesses
  3. villainhood
  4. villainies
  5. villaining
  6. villainisation
  7. villainise
  8. villainises
  9. villainising
  10. villainism
  11. villainization

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