demonizer
One who vilifies
A demonizer is someone who portrays others as evil or monstrous, typically to discredit them politically or socially.
The term usually carries disapproval—calling someone a demonizer suggests their attacks are unfair or exaggerated: Critics dismissed him as a demonizer of immigrants.
Related to the verb demonize.
False statements harming reputation
- smearSpread or defame
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- denigrationUnjust attack on reputation
disparagement · calumny · character assassination · maligning · traducement · aspersion · vituperation · revilement
Deliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- smear campaignOrganized defamation effort
- spinRapid rotation around axis
agitprop · yellow journalism · demagoguery · incitement · polarization · agitator · manipulation · distortion
Unfairly blamed person
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- fall-guyOne blamed for others
- patsyEasily deceived victim
- targetObject of pursuit
victimization · persecution · misdirection · finger-pointing · othering · witch-hunt · mob mentality
Denying personhood to others
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
exclusion · discrimination · prejudice · branding · blacklisting · anathema · infamy · stereotyping
defamation
False statements harming reputation
denigration · disparagement · calumny · character assassination · maligning · traducement · aspersion · vituperation · revilement · denunciation
fearmongering
Deliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- smear campaignOrganized defamation effort
spin · agitprop · yellow journalism · demagoguery · incitement · polarization · agitator · manipulation · distortion · fabrication
scapegoat
Unfairly blamed person
target · victimization · persecution · misdirection · finger-pointing · othering · witch-hunt · mob mentality
dehumanization
Denying personhood to others
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
marginalization · exclusion · discrimination · prejudice · branding · blacklisting · anathema · infamy · stereotyping · labeling
demonizerglorifier
One who praises highly
lionizer · idealizer · hagiographer · eulogizer · defender
demonizerdefender
One who guards another
apologist · advocate · champion · vindicator · supporter
demonizerhumanizer
What adds human qualities
bridge-builder · reconciler · empathizer · peacemaker · unifier