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Meaning of monsterization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The transformation of something or someone into a monster, either literally or figuratively.

Examples

“A similar but less spectacular technology of monsterization propels the representation of Islam in England, where the "Saracen threat" never encroached and therefore was always in danger of seeming fantastic and remote.”
“Vilification/monsterization denies agency by insisting upon the evil nature of the murderess, thus causing her to lose”
“2006, Michael Finkel, True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa “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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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