demonisation
Noun
Meaning
to represent as diabolically evil
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Hypernyms
Examples
the demonization of our enemies
I would, however, blame a company for this very unthoughtful, very unhelpful – for example – demonisation of the Dalai Lama, or denial of realities about the current status of Taiwan.
The Georgian Dream party says it is pro-EU, but its demonisation of LGBT people for the sake of a few votes is a retrograde move on Georgia's European path.
Many in the media went along with this demonisation of the paper, without considering the character of the person they were defending.
The effort to weaponise anger at the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout echoes Mr Trump’s past demonisation of Muslims and of Mexico and those with Mexican ancestry.