demonize; vilify; portray as evil
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Meanings
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to demonize; to portray someone or something as monstrous or evil
formalCommonly used in political discourse, media analysis, and academic contexts to describe the deliberate distortion of a person, group, or ideology to make them appear threatening, immoral, or inhuman.
Méi媒
tǐ体
jīng经
cháng常
yāo妖
mó魔
huà化
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
。
The media often demonizes its competitors.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
yāo妖
mó魔
huà化
duì对
shǒu手
，
ér而
yīng应
gāi该
lǐ理
xìng性
fēn分
xī析
。
We should not demonize our opponents, but rather analyze them rationally.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xuān宣
chuán传
gù故
yì意
yāo妖
mó魔
huà化
mǒu某
gè个
mín民
zú族
。
This propaganda deliberately demonizes a certain ethnic group.
Zài在
zhèng政
zhì治
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
gè各
fāng方
cháng常
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
yāo妖
mó魔
huà化
。
In political debates, all sides often demonize one another.