"Timonization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Timonizations [plural]
Etymology: From Timonize + -ation, from the 5th-century BC person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, Aristophanes), possibly by way of William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens (c. 1607). Used by Raymond Ronald Long in his study The Hidden Sun (1965). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Timonize|ation}} Timonize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} Timonization (plural Timonizations)
  1. The transformation of someone into a bitter misanthrope, a Timonist, like Timon of Athens. Wikipedia link: Timon of Athens, Timon of Athens (person), William Shakespeare Synonyms: Timonizing Translations (Transformation of someone into a bitter misanthrope): timonisation (note: regular) [feminine] (French), Timonisation [feminine, rare] (French)

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