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Devilize for Dummies

verb

What does Devilize really mean?

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Hey there, so the word "devilize" means to make someone or something seem like a devil or to portray them as evil or wicked. Like, if someone says mean things about a person and tries making others believe that they're a bad or evil person, they're trying to devilize them. It's like making someone look like the bad guy in a story, even if that's not really true. Another way to think about it is like when you see a superhero movie, the villain is often devilized to make them seem really bad and scary to the audience.

So, when you devilize someone, you're kind of making them out to be a villain, even if they're not really like that. It's kind of like painting a picture of them as a big, scary monster, even if they're just a regular person. It's all about making others see them in a negative light. I hope that makes sense to you!

Revised and Fact checked by Megan Brown on 2023-11-15 05:10:01

Devilize In a sentece

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  • When people gossip about others, they can 'devilize' them by making them seem really bad.
  • In fairy tales, the evil stepmother might 'devilize' the main character to make them seem like a bad person.
  • Sometimes, in scary movies, the villain can 'devilize' their victims to make them seem like they deserve to be scared.
  • If a person is wrongly accused of something, others might 'devilize' them by making them appear guilty even when they're innocent.
  • In some conflicts, people might 'devilize' the other side to make them seem like they are bad people, even if they aren't.

Devilize Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

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Devilize Hypernyms

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