Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

villainization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vil-lainiza-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of making somebody into a villain.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The villainization of Dukakis was now complete: damned when he did, and damned when he didn't."

Etymology

From villain + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: villain

Usage

Inflected Forms

villainizations (plural) villainisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

villainize

Questions

What does villainization mean?: The process of making somebody into a villain.
Where does villainization come from?: From villain + -ization.

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