monsterization
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The transformation of something or someone into a monster, either literally or figuratively.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
From monster + -ization.