1. to remove the glamour or appeal from something; to make something seem less attractive or exciting than it previously appeared
Usage: transitive

Examples

• The documentary aimed to deglamorize the fashion industry by showing its harsh realities.
• War movies should deglamorize violence rather than celebrate it.
• The memoir deglamorized celebrity life by revealing the loneliness behind fame.
• Critics argue that the film deglamorizes criminal behavior effectively.
• The teacher tried to deglamorize drug use by discussing its serious consequences.
• The expose deglamorized the tech startup world by highlighting worker exploitation.