丑化

醜化

chǒuhuà

verb #35,131

Meanings

1 to vilify
2 to defame / smear
3 to caricature unflatteringly
4 to portray as ugly or evil

Characters

-ify (verbal suffix)

Examples

媒体不应丑化任何群体。

Méitǐ bù yīng chǒuhuà rènhé qúntǐ.

The media should not vilify any group of people.

这部电影丑化了那段历史。

Zhè bù diànyǐng chǒuhuà le nà duàn lìshǐ.

This film paints that historical period in a distorted, ugly light.

Tips

grammar

丑 (ugly) + 化 (-ify) = 'to uglify' — the 化 suffix builds change-of-state verbs. Compare: 美化 (beautify), 简化 (simplify), 现代化 (modernize), 妖魔化 (demonize). 丑化 is the antonym of 美化.

Stroke Order

丑 chǒu

化 huà