monstering
n.— «More alarming, however, was Cullen’s criticism of Reed’s treatment by some of the more excitable elements of the newspaper business. There’s no doubt the judge suffered, in tabloid parlance, a bit of “monstering.”» —“When judges meet media” by Campbell Deane Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland) Sept. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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