villainize
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villainize
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From villain + -ize.
verb villainizes · villainizing · villainized · villainise
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To represent as a villain.
Managers and leaders villainize those who interfere with their needs and desires — those who do not support the organization. Workers and outsiders villainize managers and leaders for not sharing benefits and rewards created by business.
Similar: demonize, monsterize, vilify, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
Talk about this word "villainize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/villainize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. villainize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/villainize "villainize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/villainize.Cite this
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title = {villainize},
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