villainize
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[edit]villainize (third-person singular simple present villainizes, present participle villainizing, simple past and past participle villainized)
- (transitive) To represent as a villain.
- 1997, Richard H. Reeves, Business, commerce, and social responsibility: beyond agenda:
- Managers and leaders villainize those who interfere with their needs and desires — those who do not support the organization. Workers and outsiders villainize managers and leaders for not sharing benefits and rewards created by business.