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demonisation

Meaning of "demonisation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DEMONISATION

ˌdiːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMONISATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demonisation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEMONISATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Demonization

Demonization or Demonisation is the reinterpretation of polytheistic deities as evil, lying demons by other religions, generally monotheistic and henotheistic ones. The term has since been expanded to refer to any characterization of individuals, groups, or political bodies as evil.

Definition of demonisation in the English dictionary

The definition of demonisation in the dictionary is the act of turning into a demon. Other definition of demonisation is the representation of someone or something as demonic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMONISATION

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMONISATION

demonetize · demoniac · demoniacal · demoniacally · demoniacism · demonian · demonianism · demonic · demonical · demonically · demonise · demonism · demonist · demonize · demonocracy · demonolater · demonolatry · demonologic · demonological · demonologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMONISATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of demonisation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «demonisation» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DEMONISATION

Find out the translation of demonisation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of demonisation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demonisation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

妖魔化
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

demonización
570 millions of speakers
en

English

demonisation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

demonization
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيطنة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

демонизация
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

demonização
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দানবীয় রূপদানের
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

diabolisation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kejahatan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Dämonisierung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

悪魔化
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

악마
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Demonization
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

demonization
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அவப்பெயரைத்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भुषण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

şeytanlaştırılması
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

demonizzazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

demonizacji
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

демонізація
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

demonizarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαιμονοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

demonisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demonisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demonisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demonisation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMONISATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of demonisation
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «demonisation».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demonisation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMONISATION»

Discover the use of demonisation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demonisation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fanatics!: Power, Identity, and Fandom in Football
15. THE. LAW. AND. HATE. SPEECH. 'Ooh. Aah. Cantona'. and. the. demonisation. of. 'the. other. Simon. Gardiner. Introduction This chapter presents a social and legal analysis of the issues that arose out of the infamous incident on 25 ...
Adam Brown, 1998
2
From Nuremberg to Nineveh
How do we explain this? How do we account for the fact that regimes built on Marxism, which were brutal, oppressive, murderous and nationalistic have not received the same level of demonisation as Nazi Germany or even Fascist Italy, which ...
Mark Turley, 2008
3
Top Pay in the Public Sector: Sixth Report of Session ...
Q135 Mr Prentice: She is talking about this and she describes attacking high council salaries as merely feeding the demonisation of ambition, "The anti-fat cat rhetoric inevitably feeds the demonisation of ambition". What do you think about that ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee, Anthony Wright, 2009
4
ASBO Nation: The Criminalisation of Nuisance
Young suggeststhat demonisation occurs whenproblematic people are classified asnot belonging tosociety, existingonly as outsiders and threats. This is an accuratedescription of the viewsofresidents whosee street-lifepeople as behaving ...
Peter Squires
5
Criminal Justice in Ireland
... authoritarian criminal law measures to deal with illicit drugs. The drugs-crime " connection thesis" follows from the pervasive but intellectually incoherent demonisation of those psychoactive drugs that are prohibited by law. This demonisation ...
Paul O'Mahony, 2002
6
Violence and War in Culture and the Media: Five Disciplinary ...
However, the powerful discourses of demonisation, which exist simultaneously, beg examination of the responses to the dominant frames and alternative frames employed by the demonised. Saied Raza Ameli, in a series of research projects,  ...
Athina Karatzogianni, 2013
7
Negotiating an Anglophone Identity: A Study of the Politics ...
demonisation. of. the. Anglophone. problem. The Biya government has often tried to minimalise the Anglophone-Francophone divide by highlighting the existence of a common identity under German colonial rule and the official recognition in ...
Piet Konings, Francis Beng Nyamnjoh, 2003
8
The Trusted Financial Adviser - The Secrets to a Long and ...
The. Demonisation. of. Selling. To be a good financial adviser offering advice to someone else's clients, technical competence is without doubt the single most important factor. To build your own financial services practice, however, requires far ...
Lee Clarke, 2009
9
Understanding Intercultural Communication: Negotiating a ...
... Discourses as social constructions Compared with discourses Idealisation and demonisation 4, Idealisation and demonisation As part ofthe Self and Other politics, demonising as exoticism 5, How this works with Protestantism Idealisation of ...
Adrian Holliday, 2013
10
Knowledge, Desire and Power in Global Politics: Western ...
82 Another controversial book published in the same year, Yaomohua Zhongguo de beihou (Behind the Demonisation of China), told a similar story of disenchantment with the US: If we had held some pro-American feeling before we went to ...
Chengxin Pan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMONISATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demonisation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Your benefits-bashing budget shows you're trying to divide us, Mr …
We can call this the success of austerity's demonisation of benefit claimants. George Osborne got through an election campaign promising ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Racist flags taken down across NI ahead of loyalist bonfires
What is clear to me is that there is a demonisation of loyalist culture and these burnings are deliberately trying to heighten tension to provoke ... «Channel 4 News, Jul 15»
3
Misrepresenting concerns about Islam won't make society more …
He writes: "The London bombings, in fact, opened the floodgates to what has become a familiar litany of condemnation and demonisation: ... «National Secular Society, Jul 15»
4
The politics of hate has gone too far
It is obvious that the demonisation of the DAP by government controlled media and politicians in power has now been translated into physical ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
5
'I was dealing with broken people being kicked by the state. I …
As well as seeing this online, he is all too well aware of the detrimental impact the demonisation and deluge of cuts is having on the mental health of his clients. «Morning Star Online, Jul 15»
6
Eek, it's Babe, no, no, it's Sidney
This demonisation of the pig did not exist in the not-so-distant past, but it has become increasingly so of late. Will it get so severe that come the ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
7
Rowley on elections: “The mother of all lies”
... part in that process but of course when they got into office as part of the PNM demonisation and the PNM hatred they dumped the documents, ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
8
7/7 Ten Years On – Aisha Iqbal: Demonisation of Muslims has set us …
THE events of 7/7 wrenched the heart and soul out of our country 10 years ago. However, in our desperate need to find answers and justice, ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
9
Orange leader: Violence undermines fight against Parades …
“Indeed, there is continual deliberate agitation against, and demonisation of our cultural heritage, evidenced only last week by the arson attack ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
10
“We are destroying a boy”
There was no incitement to violence or hatred, no demonisation of anyone vulnerable. In terms of threats to human society or human welfare, ... «The Online Citizen, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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