Definition of "villainize" []

• To represent as a villain. (verb)

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• "These proposed changes come from an administration that loves to "villainize" the wealthy in this country."
• "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."
• "As Dr. Zuhur writes, Western media reporting of Hamas tends to "villainize" the group, reducing it to "its early, now defunct, 1988 charter"."