villainise
villainise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of villainize.
Meaning of villainize
Verb
villainize (third-person singular simple present villainizes, present participle villainizing, simple past and past participle villainized)
- To represent as a villain.
- Managers and leaders villainize those who interfere with their needs and desires — those who do not support the organization. Workers and outsiders villainize managers and leaders for not sharing benefits and rewards created by business.1997, Richard H. Reeves, Business, commerce, and social responsibility: beyond agenda
- Synonyms:
- demonize, monsterize, vilify, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch
Forms of villainise
| third-person singular present | villainises |
|---|---|
| present participle | villainising |
| past participle | villainised |
| past | villainised |
Origin of villainise
From villain + -ise.
Questions about villainise
- What is villainise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Villainise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of villainize.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: villainise (page history and authors); villainize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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