villanize

Meanings

• Verb

  To treat (someone) in a malicious or cruel way, especially by subjecting them to public ridicule.

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Variants

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Etymology

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Originally, a term used in Italian comedy to denote a character who was the butt of jokes and ridicule.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'villanize' comes from the Italian word 'villano', which means 'peasant'. In Italian comedy, the villano was a character who was often the butt of jokes and ridicule.

2. The act of villanizing someone was popular during the Renaissance period in Europe, when public humiliation was a common form of punishment and entertainment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Character assassination: The act of damaging the reputation of a person, often through false or misleading information.

2. Public shaming: The act of humiliating someone in public, often through social media or other forms of public discourse.

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Culture

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In literature, 'villanize' has been used to describe the act of turning a character into a villain or subjecting someone to public humiliation.

How to Memorize "villanize"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone being publicly ridiculed or humiliated. Visualize the crowd laughing and pointing at them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'villanize' with the idea of cruelty or public humiliation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'V' in 'villanize' stands for 'villain' and the 'an' in 'villanize' sounds like 'annoy' or 'humiliate'.

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