devilize

ˈdɛv.ɪ.laɪz

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Definition of devilize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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portray negatively

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to portray as wicked or evil

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The media tends to devilize celebrities for higher ratings..

demonize

vilify

representation

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represent someone as a devil

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The artist devilized the villain in his painting.

demonize

vilify

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Origin of devilize

Latin, diabolus (devil)

Examples of devilize in a sentence

The book attempts to devilize historical figures.
The writer devilized the antagonist in the novel.
Critics argue that the film devilizes certain characters.

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French:diaboliser, sataniser, ...
German:verteufeln, als Teufel darstellen, ...
Italian:demonizzare, raffigurare come un diavolo, ...
Spanish:satanizar, diabolizar, ...
Portuguese:diabolizar, ...
Chinese:妖魔化, 恶魔化, ...
Japanese:悪魔化する, 悪魔として表現する, ...
Arabic:شَيْطَنَ, جَعَلَ شَيْطَانًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְפִּישׁ, לְהַצִּיג כְּשָׂטָן, ...
Russian:очернять, изобразить дьяволом, ...
Ukrainian:демонізувати, зображати як диявола, ...
Hindi:शैतान बनाना, शैतान के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना, ...
Bengali:অপদেবতা করা, শয়তান হিসেবে উপস্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:demonitzar, representar com un dimoni, ...
Czech:démonizovat, zobrazit někoho jako ďábla, ...
Danish:dæmonisere, djævelgøre, ...
Dutch:demoniseren, duiveliseren, ...
Greek:δαιμονοποιώ, κακοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:démonizálni, ördögként ábrázolni, ...
Khmer:បង្ហាញថាជាមនុស្សអាក្រក់, គូរឲ្យមើលទៅដូចអារក្ស, ...
Korean:악마화하다, 악마처럼 그리다, ...
Persian:شیطانی کردن, نمایش داد, ...
Polish:demonizować, przedstawić, ...
Portuguese (BR):diabolizar, representar como um diabo, ...
Romanian:a demoniza, a reprezenta ca un diavol, ...
Swedish:demonisera, representera som en djävul, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นปีศาจ, แสดงให้เห็นว่าเป็นปีศาจ, ...
Turkish:şeytanlaştırmak, şeytan gibi göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:biến thành ác quỷ, miêu tả, ...

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