丑化 (chǒu huà) — to defame, to vilify; to uglify, to make ugly
Definition
A transitive verb meaning to portray someone or something as much worse than they are. Compared to 诋毁 (personal verbal attacks), 丑化 emphasizes distorting an image or reputation, often through media or writing.
verb
to defameto vilifyto uglifyto make ugly
Examples
- 丑化。Zhè zhǒng bào dào míng xiǎn zài chǒu huà tā.This kind of reporting is clearly defaming him.
- 丑化。Wǒ men bú yīng gāi chǒu huà zì jǐ de lì shǐ.We should not uglify our own history.
- 丑化。Dí rén shì tú chǒu huà wǒ men de lǐng dǎo rén.The enemy tried to defame our leaders.
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