Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To debase; degrade; defame; revile; calumniate.
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- verb To represent as a
villain .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Karen Ignagni, president of the insurers 'trade group, expressed regret that Obama in recent weeks decided to "villainize" her industry for premium increases necessitated by rising medical costs, which she said the legislation mostly fails to address.
Federal Times Richard Wolf 2010
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These proposed changes come from an administration that loves to "villainize" the wealthy in this country.
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As Dr. Zuhur writes, Western media reporting of Hamas tends to "villainize" the group, reducing it to "its early, now defunct, 1988 charter".
The Heathlander 2009
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Another example is Walmart who is easy to villainize and at times has without zero doubt deserved it but nevertheless the monster conglomerate has incorporated social responsibility in a way that has made every big box retailer pay attention.
Azita Ardakani: Earth Year: Changing the Conversation Around Earth Day Azita Ardakani 2011
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I am not going to villainize the consumer for the mess we have now.
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I am not going to villainize the consumer for the mess we have now.
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I am not going to villainize the consumer for the mess we have now.
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Another example is Walmart who is easy to villainize and at times has without zero doubt deserved it but nevertheless the monster conglomerate has incorporated social responsibility in a way that has made every big box retailer pay attention.
Azita Ardakani: Earth Year: Changing the Conversation Around Earth Day Azita Ardakani 2011
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There are serious problems with our education system today--with the way that schools and school districts and students and parents take teachers who enter the education field full of life and hope and a desire to change the world and positively impact kids, and beat the life out of them and villainize them and blame them for everything--and those need to be brought to light.
Blogging high school teacher has no job -- and no regrets 2011
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I am not going to villainize the consumer for the mess we have now.
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