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villainization

villainization noun: the process of making somebody into a villain.

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

Forms of villainization

pluralvillainizations
alternative formvillainisation

Origin of villainization

From villain + -ization.

Questions about villainization

What does villainization mean?
Villainization means the process of making somebody into a villain.
What part of speech is villainization?
Villainization is a noun.
What is the plural of villainization?
The plural of villainization is villainizations.

Words near villainization in the dictionary

  1. villainisation
  2. villainise
  3. villainises
  4. villainising
  5. villainism
  6. villainization
  7. villainizations
  8. villainize
  9. villainized
  10. villainizer
  11. villainizers

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