demonizeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdiːmənaɪz/

動詞

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

1. (transitive) To turn into a demon.

   Synonyms: demonify, diabolize

   Antonyms: angelify, angelize

2. (transitive, figuratively) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.

   Synonyms: monster, monsterize, vilify, villainize; see also Thesaurus:defame

   • 2020 September 1, Peter Baker, “Trump has a long history of language that incites and demonizes.”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 8 September 2020:

     President Trump has seized on the response in the streets to police brutality against Black men and women to bolster his re-election campaign, employing provocative and sometimes incendiary language and images to incite his followers, demonize his opponents or both.

   • 2022 October 3, Michelle Goldberg, “Boys and Men Are in Crisis Because Society Is”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 21 March 2023:

     He calls for a “massive, urgent recruitment effort,” which is a fine idea, but one that’s likely to be futile unless we stop demonizing teachers and start paying them fairly.

   • 2023 July 21, Michael Anton, “The Pessimistic Case for the Future”, in Compact‎, archived from the original on 26 March 2024:

     It brags “we can replace them”—and gaslights and demonizes those who notice and object to being replaced.

   • 2024 May 11, Isabella Sylvester, “18 Things Society Has Demonized That Should Be Considered Normal”, in MSN‎, archived from the original on 16 May 2024:

     Many people disagree with several things society has normalized, some of which are even demonized. Frustratingly, attaching a stigma to perfectly reasonable things makes people feel attacked when they publicly do them. Here are 18 things that society has unfairly demonized that should be considered normal.

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