0 present participle of demonize --
1 to try to make someone or a group of people seem as if they are evil: --
The Nazis used racist propaganda in an attempt to demonize the Jews.
Descriptions of children are frequently highly pejorative and demonizing.
By demonizing the many, we cloak the few, and, however unwittingly, ourselves facilitate the existence of evil in the world.
His proposed scheme of thought would include a general theory of conspiracy theories as a guide to assessing their validity, instead of blindly demonizing them.
Often, however, that purpose is to achieve a nation's aims by transferring war guilt, demonizing an enemy, providing an illusion of victory, or preserving friendship.
Its an impressive story, showing the damages caused by war without resorting to ideological arguments or demonizing the enemy.
The play won praise for being nuanced, and not taking the easy path of demonizing the protagonist.
Present day artists acknowledge smoking as a health risk, but some want to fight modern, taboo perceptions of tobacco instead of demonizing smoking.
This is likely intended to avoid demonizing either side as being the aggressor.
