Definition
To portray or describe someone or something as evil or demonic; to vilify or condemn severely.
Etymology
From demon + -ise (British spelling of -ize). The verb form creates the action of describing something as demonic or evil.
Kelly Says
Political rhetoric constantly demonises opponents—calling them 'evil' or 'demonic'—which research shows actually makes people less likely to listen to opposing views because once you've demonised someone, dialogue seems impossible.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ ነጥብ
men-fes ne-tib
ARالعربية
شيطاني
shay-taan-ee
BNবাংলা
দৈত্য হিসাবে
doi-ty hisa-be
CACatalà
demonitzar
deh-moh-ni-ta-r
CSČeština
demonizovat
deh-moh-ni-zo-vat
DADansk
demonisere
deh-moh-ni-se-re
DEDeutsch
demonisieren
deh-moh-ni-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
διαβόητος
dee-ah-voo-eh-tos
ESEspañol
demonizar
deh-moh-nee-zar
FAفارسی
شیطانی
shay-taani
FISuomi
demonisoida
deh-moh-ni-so-i-da
FRFrançais
démonser
deh-moh-nuh-ser
GUGU
દેવતા જેવું
deh-va-ta je-vu
HEעברית
להפוך לשר Teufel
le-huf-ok le-sher tei-fel
HIहिन्दी
दानव बनाना
daan-va bana-na
HUMagyar
demonizálni
deh-moh-ni-za-lni
IDBahasa Indonesia
demonisasi
deh-moh-ni-sa-si
ITItaliano
demonizzare
deh-moh-nee-zar-reh
JA日本語
悪魔化させる
akuma-ka-saseru
KO한국어
악마화시키다
akma-hwa-si-ki-da
MRMR
दैवतासारखे
dei-va-ta-sa-r-kha-e
MSBahasa Melayu
demonisasi
deh-moh-ni-sa-si
MYမြန်မာ
တိမ်မြောက်
teim-myauk
NLNederlands
demoniseren
deh-moh-ni-se-ren
NONorsk
demonisere
deh-moh-ni-se-re
PLPolski
demonizować
deh-moh-ni-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
demonizar
deh-moh-nee-zar
RORomână
demoniza
deh-moh-ni-za
RUРусский
демонизировать
demon-i-zi-ro-vat
SVSvenska
demonisera
deh-moh-ni-se-ra
SWKiswahili
shetani
she-ta-ni
TAதமிழ்
சாத்தானாக
saathaanaaga
TEతెలుగు
దేవతలా
deh-va-ta-la
THไทย
ทำให้เป็นปีศาจ
thae-ma-pen pi-sa-at
TRTürkçe
şeytanlaştırmak
sheytani-la-shir-mak
UKУкраїнська
демонизувати
demon-i-zu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
thần quỷ hóa
than-quy hoa
ZUZU
isithixo
ih-sith-kho