demonize

English

Alternative forms

daemonise (UK)
daemonize (chiefly UK)
dæmonize (rare)
demonise (UK)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin daemonizo, from daemon + -izo. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːmənaɪz/

Verb

demonize (third-person singular simple present demonizes, present participle demonizing, simple past and past participle demonized)

To turn into a demon.
To describe or represent as evil or diabolic.

Synonyms

(represent as evil or diabolic): vilify

Translations

turn into a demon

Bulgarian: демонизирам (demoniziram)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 使成为魔鬼, 妖魔化
Estonian: kurjaks vaimuks muutma
Finnish: muuttaa pahoialseksi, muuttaa demoniksi
French: diaboliser (fr), démoniser (fr)
German: dämonisieren
Greek: δαιμονοποιώ (el) (daimonopoió)

Kurdish: dêw kirin‎ (dêw kirin)
Polish: demonizować (pl)
Russian: демонизи́ровать (ru) (demonizírovatʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: демонизовати
Roman: demonizovati
Swedish: svärta ned
Vietnamese: biến thành quỷ

describe or represent as evil

Czech: démonizovat
Finnish: demonisoida (fi)

Greek: δαιμονοποιώ (el) (daimonopoió)
Spanish: demonizar (es)