Meaning & use
characterizations
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Descriptions or portrayals of the distinctive qualities or character of someone or something.
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Critics praised the novel's vivid characterizations of its working-class protagonists.
The senator objected to the media's characterizations of her voting record.
A note on using this word
Common in both literary criticism, describing how authors build characters, and in political or media discourse, describing how someone is framed.
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portrayalsdepictionsdescriptions
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