Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monsterize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ster-ize
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something or someone into a monster.

verb

To give someone a very bad reputation; demonize, vilify.

Example Sentences

""IRON-ON" MONSTERS Itie newest way to "Monsterize" your shirts. T-shirts, sweat shirts, jeans, jackets, notebooks-any tiling"
"Vilification/monsterization denies agency by insisting upon the evil nature of the murderess, thus causing her to lose"
"The particular conjunction of politics and 'monsters' in Richard III 'monsterizes' an already 'monstrous' language and institution, a reflection of the level of anxiety generated by the succession crisis in the 1590s."
"“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 + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: monster

Inflected Forms

monsterizes (present, singular) monsterizing (participle, present) monsterized (participle, past) monsterized (past) monsterise (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

monsterization

Synonyms

monster denigrate infamize villainize assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear

Questions

What does monsterize mean?: To make something or someone into a monster.
Where does monsterize come from?: From monster + -ize.

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