demonize

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) To turn into a demon.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.

Conceptes

endimoniar

Sinònims

demonise

dehumanize

desensitize

harden

inure

toughen

demonise

brutalize

demonise

Traduccions

dämonisieren

démoniser

diaboliser

verteufeln

demonizzare

demonizar

demonizar

δαιμονίζω

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdiːmənaɪz/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb grec antic: δαιμονίζομαι

In summary

From Medieval Latin daemonizō, from daemon + -izō. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”). By surface analysis, demon + -ize.