"monsterization" meaning in All languages combined

See monsterization on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: monsterizations [plural]
Etymology: From monster + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monster|ization}} monster + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun}} monsterization (plural monsterizations)
  1. The transformation of something or someone into a monster, either literally or figuratively. Synonyms: demonization, vilification Related terms: monsterise, monsterize
    Sense id: en-monsterization-en-noun-jSfzCHoV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages, page 132",
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          "text": "2006, Michael Finkel, True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa\n“I'd admit the past & monsterize myself in the eyes of the jury,” he wrote. “I would try to be emotionless, to add credibility to that monsterization."
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