• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
    hexagon
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    2 months ago

    villainize

    I need to use that word far more often.

    Ninja edit: Wait a minute. To begin with - I need to use it for the very first time in a sentence.

    • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      I think “vilify” might be a more common word for that purpose, although “villainize” does sound more fun.

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
        hexagon
        ·
        2 months ago

        I'm a native speaker and I like to use unusual words once in a while. But I somehow never actually got around to using villainize. And when it comes to the lib mindset - vilify lacks panache.

        • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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          edit-2
          2 months ago

          I'm a native speaker and I like to use unusual words once in a while. But I somehow never actually got around to using villainize. And when it comes to the lib mindset - vilify lacks panache.

          Then, I say to you this, be like Marx - understand some other languages, and basically calque up any foreign phrases of interests...

          That goes without saying - is English one for "cela va sans dire"

          That'll help ye